Large epidermal cyst of breast simulating malignant growth.
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Malignant epidermal cyst: a case report.
INTRODUCTlON Although malignancy developing in an epidermal cyst has been described,' the rarity of such an occurrence has been emphasised.2 73 34 A review of the English literature also revealed that metastatic disease in a malignant epidermal cyst has not been described. This paper reports a malignant epidermal cyst with metastatic disease and considers features which may be relevant t o its ...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1979
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.1.6157.167-a