Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 260-263 , August 2010

Heterotopic breast tissue versus occult metastatic carcinoma in lymph node, a diagnostic dilemma

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doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.06.010

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 4 , Pages 260-263 , August 2010

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