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Filarial infection of the breast. Report of a case with diagnosis by fine needle aspiration cytology
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Filarial infection of the breast. Report of a case with diagnosis by fine needle aspiration cytology
Acta Cytol.
1992 Jul-Aug.
Abstract
The breast is not a frequent site of filarial infection. We report a case of fine needle aspiration cytologic diagnosis of filariasis of the breast, not previously reported.
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