Granulomatous lobular mastitis: A rare chronic inflammatory disease of the breast which can mimic breast carcinoma

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 222-224

  Verfaillie, G ^a   Breucq, C ^a   Sacre, R ^a   Bourgain, C ^a   Lamote, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Granulomatous mastitis

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646504662     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2006.11679876     Document Type: Article

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