Paraffinomas of the breast: Mammographic, ultrasonographic and radiographic appearances with clinical and histopathological correlation

Brain and Language

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 130-133

  Yang, W T ^a,b   Suen, M ^a   Ho, W S ^a   Metreweli, C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIQUID PARAFFIN; PARAFFIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST LESION; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 22644446460     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0009-9260(96)80271-6     Document Type: Article

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