An ultrastructural study of fibrocystic disease and fibroadenoma of the breast

The author w ish e s to ex p re ss his great ap p reciatio n to P ro fessor Emmerich von Haam, his a d v ise r and Chairm an of the D epart ment of P athology.Only through his c lo se su p erv isio n and c o n siste n t a d v ic e , criticism and encouragem ent w as the author able to achieve th e q u ality and re s u lts of th is work.The generous support of the D epartm ent of Pathology of The Ohio S tate U niversity is gratefully acknow ledged.The author is greatly indebted to P rofessor Dante G. S carpelli and D r. Marie G reider for th e ir invaluable advice in electron m icroscopy.The opinion of D r. Francis E .Cuppage is greatly appreciated in ed itin g this d is s e rta tio n .The author a lso w ish e s to ex p re ss h is g ratitude to M iss M arian Snavely who helped in correcting the m anuscript into the proper form and to M iss Arlene H orvath, who typed the first d raft of the d is s e rta tio n .For the preparation of the many lig h t m icrographs the author is p leased to acknow ledge M r.Gilford M illard .The te c h n ic a l help of M iss Trecia Alderson d eserv es sp e c ia l e x p ressio n of th a n k s . .Finally the author w ish e s to thank h is p a re n ts , Dr. and M rs.