Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 64-66 , April 2009

Case of the Season: A Giant Fibroadenoma in the Guise of a Phyllodes Tumor; Characterization Role of MRI

  • Riham H. El Khouli, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Riham H. El Khouli, MD, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, National Institutes of Health/Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD 20892
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  • Adeline Louie, MD

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PII: S0037-198X(08)00089-8

doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2008.12.003

Seminars in Roentgenology
Volume 44, Issue 2 , Pages 64-66 , April 2009

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