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Case Reports
. 1990 Aug;66(778):677-8.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.66.778.677.

Subcutaneous sarcoidosis mimicking carcinoma of the breast

A P Gallimore  1 , C D George, I A Lampert
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Case Reports

Subcutaneous sarcoidosis mimicking carcinoma of the breast

A P Gallimore et al. Postgrad Med J. 1990 Aug.

Abstract

A 65 year old woman presented with bilateral breast lumps. Clinical examination suggested a diagnosis of mammary carcinoma, but a histological diagnosis of sarcoidosis was made. Subsequent investigations revealed evidence of pulmonary sarcoidosis.

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