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Case Reports
. 2019 Jun 27;12(6):e230190.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2019-230190.

Mammographically and MRI occult breast cancer

Sherif Monib  1 , Emre Pakdemirli  1 , Kelvin Chong  1
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Case Reports

Mammographically and MRI occult breast cancer

Sherif Monib et al. BMJ Case Rep. .
No abstract available

Keywords: breast cancer; breast surgery; cancer intervention; radiology.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Cranio-caudal (CC) and medio-lateral-oblique (MLO) screening mammograms of 2017 (right) and 2018 (left) did not reveal any suspecious lesion, post guide wire mammograms: CC (right) and MLO (left). The barb of the wire is in close relation to the post-biopsy clip.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Breast MRI: MRI maximum intensity projection image. Bilateral nodular breasts, but mass lesion in left breast cannot be appreciated.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Left breast ultrasound scan: left breast medial aspect vague but visible hypoechoic 20 mm sized mass containing post-biopsy clip.
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