The role of conservative treatment in idiopathic granulomatous mastitis

Breast Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 454-456

  Lai, Eric C H ^a,b   Chan, Wing Cheong ^a   Ma, Tony K F ^c   Tang, Alice P Y ^c   Poon, Cycles S P ^a   Leong, Heng Tat ^a  

^a NORTH DISTRICT HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c ALICE HO MIU LING NETHERSOLE HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Abscess; Breast neoplasms; Granuloma; Mastitis; Pathology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULOMATOSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MASTITIS; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; REMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MASTITIS; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 28544446306     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1075-122X.2005.00127.x     Document Type: Article

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