Desmoid tumor (fibromatosis) of the breast: A clinician's dilemma - A case report and review

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 444-446

  Ng, Wai Hoe ^a   Lee, Joy S Y ^a   Poh, Wee Teng ^a   Wong, Chow Yin ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; DESMOID TUMOR; FEMALE; FIBROMATOSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030901098     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1997.01430280118021     Document Type: Article

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