Breast abscesses: Diagnosis, treatment and outcome

Breast Care

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 32-38

  Fahrni, Markus ^a   Schwarz, Esther I ^a   Stadlmann, Sylvia ^b   Singer, Gad ^b   Hauser, Nik ^a   Kubik Huch, Rahel A ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Baden   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Pathology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abscess; Breast; Drainage; Fine needle aspiration; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST ABSCESS; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858631190     PISSN: 16613791     EISSN: 16613805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000336547     Document Type: Article

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