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Case report

Giant low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma of the male breast: case report and literature review

Shiwei Xiao
1
,
Hongtao Chen
2
,
Juan Xu
2
,
Na Fang
1
,
Zirui Ke
2
,
Mancheng Yu
2, 3

  1. Department of Pathology, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
  2. Department of Breast Surgery, Hubei Cancer Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Hubei Provincial Clinical Research Center for Breast Cancer, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
  3. Hubei Key Laboratory of Medical Information Analysis and Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment, Wuhan, Hubei, P. R. China
Pol J Pathol 2024; 75 (4): 362-367
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/pjp.2024.143232
Online publish date: 2025/01/21
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