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. 2013 Jul;40(4):470-2.
doi: 10.5999/aps.2013.40.4.470. Epub 2013 Jul 17.

Desmoid tumor following augmentation mammoplasty with silicone implants

Woo Shik Jeong  1 , Tae Suk Oh, Hyung Bo Sim, Jin Sup Eom
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Desmoid tumor following augmentation mammoplasty with silicone implants

Woo Shik Jeong et al. Arch Plast Surg. 2013 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figures

Fig. 1
Fig. 1
A well-defined soft tissue mass (green arrow) measuring 6.4 cm×2.6 cm×5.8 cm in the submuscular area of the left anterior chest is shown. (A), (B) T1 imaging, and (C) T2 imaging.
Fig. 2
Fig. 2
Fragmented pathological specimen with grayish-yellow, solid, glistening, and fibrotic cut surface.
Fig. 3
Fig. 3
Microscopic image of the pathological specimen. Clusters of spindle-shaped cells and fibroblasts are shown (H&E, ×100).
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