Localized amyloidosis of the breast: A case series

Amyloid

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 72-75

  Charlot, Marjory ^a   Seldin, David C ^a,b   O'Hara, Carl ^a,b   Skinner, Martha ^b   Sanchorawala, Vaishali ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Section of Hematology/Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

breast; Localized amyloidosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CALCIFICATION; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXCISION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAMMOGRAPHY; PLASMA CELL DYSCRASIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; BOSTON; BREAST; CALCINOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 79955837019     PISSN: 13506129     EISSN: 17442818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13506129.2011.570817     Document Type: Article

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