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01-11-2011 | Letter to the Editor

Expect the unexpected: primary breast MALT lymphoma

Authors: Daniela Ghetu, Véronique Membrez, Amade Bregy, Hans-Georg Vees, Denis Hottelier, Christophe Girardet, Nicolas Schneider, Sabine Bieri

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 5/2011

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In December 2005, a 77-year-old patient attended a diagnostic mammogram for a left mastodynia. Clinical examination was normal. The mammogram revealed a suspect 20 mm lesion in the upper-outer left para areolar region with no calcifications. As the core biopsy was not conclusive, excision biopsy was recommended. She underwent left lumpectomy with clear margins. Definitive histopathology was mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma of the breast. …

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Title: Expect the unexpected: primary breast MALT lymphoma
Authors: Daniela Ghetu
Véronique Membrez
Amade Bregy
Hans-Georg Vees
Denis Hottelier
Christophe Girardet
Nicolas Schneider
Sabine Bieri
Publication date: 01-11-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 5/2011
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-011-2015-6

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