Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans of the breast: Imaging features and review of the literature

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Lee, Su Ju ^a   Mahoney, Mary C ^a   Shaughnessy, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; Breast MRI; Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans; Imaging features

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST SARCOMA; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA PROTUBERANS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MAMMOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; BREAST TUMOR; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DERMATOFIBROSARCOMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 67650331081     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.2141     Document Type: Article

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