A diagnostic dilemma in breast pathology -benign fibroadenoma with multinucleated stromal giant cells

Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2008, Pages

  Heneghan, Helen M ^a   Martin, Sean T ^a   Casey, Mary ^a   Tobbia, Igdam ^a   Benani, Fadel ^a   Barry, Kevin M ^a  

^a MAYO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

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EID: 50849110814     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17461596     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-3-33     Document Type: Article

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