Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 941-943 , June 2001

Unusual clinical presentation of a rare case of phyllodes tumor of the breast in an adolescent girl

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☆ Address reprint requests to Dr Marcello Zamparelli, MD, MS, Dipartimento di Chirurgia, Ospedale Materno Infantile “G. Salesi,” Via F. Corridoni 11, 60123 Ancona, Italy.

PII: S0022-3468(01)20911-7

doi: 10.1053/jpsu.2001.23994

Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 36, Issue 6 , Pages 941-943 , June 2001

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