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Review
. 2007 Oct;89(7):W7-9.
doi: 10.1308/147870807X227827.

Granulocytic sarcoma - a rare presentation of a breast lump

Jecko Thachil  1 , Rachael Marie Richards, Graham Copeland
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Review

Granulocytic sarcoma - a rare presentation of a breast lump

Jecko Thachil et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2007 Oct.

Abstract

This report describes a woman who presented with a breast lump, which was initially misdiagnosed as lymphoma, but later turned out to be granulocytic sarcoma of the breast.

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