Chronic granulomatous mastitis: Diagnostic and therapeutic considerations

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 515-518

  Azlina, Aziz Firzah ^a   Ariza, Zakaria ^a   Arni, Talib ^b   Hisham, Abdullah Noor ^a  

^a PUTRAJAYA HOSPITAL   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; STEROID;

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BREAST ABSCESS; BREAST BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GRANULOMATOUS MASTITIS; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTITIS; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MASTITIS; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISOLONE;

EID: 0043076055     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-003-6806-1     Document Type: Review

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