Breast infection due to dirofilariasis

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1097-1099

  O'Reilly, Marian A R ^a   O'Reilly, P M R ^a   Knee, G ^a  

^a KINGSTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast parasites; Dirofilariasis; Histopathology; Mammography; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; ADULT; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST LESION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIROFILARIA; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MASTITIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BREAST DISEASES; DIROFILARIASIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036580692     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300101024     Document Type: Article

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