Sclerotic bone changes on densitometry testing in a patient with a remote history of breast cancer.

Endocr Pract

Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Genetics, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas 66160, USA.

Published: March 2008

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