Primary sarcoidosis of the breast: Case description and review of the literature

Pathologica

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 104-107

  Panzacchi, R ^a   Gallo, C ^a   Fois, F ^b   Dalpiaz, G ^b   Cucchi, M C ^b   Esposti, R Degli ^b   Foschini, M P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast; Core biopsy; Granuloma; Sarcoidosis; Screening mammography

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ARTICLE; BREAST DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DISEASE; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SARCOIDOSIS;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; BREAST DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; SARCOIDOSIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77956892863     PISSN: 00312983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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