Benign Mixed Tumour of the Breast and Breast Skin, Two Cases with Diagnostic Difficulties

Overview

Journal BMJ Case Rep

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2015 Jul 1

PMID 26123472

Citations 2

Authors

Canan Kelten

Ceren Boyaci

Didem Can Trabulus

Seher Sirin

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Abstract

We present two cases of pleomorphic adenoma, one that developed in the breast parenchyma and the other in the breast skin, with their histopathological differential diagnosis.

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