Benign Breast Diseases: Classification, Diagnosis, and Management

Merih Guray, Aysegul A. Sahin
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA

Aysegul Sahin, M.D., University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Unit 85, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, Texas 77030, USA. Telephone: 713-794-1500; Fax: 713-745-5704; e-mail: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)


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