Leiomyoma as a rare differential diagnosis of Paget's disease of the nipple.

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand

Department of Surgery, Robert-Rössle-Hospital for Oncology, Virchow-Hospital of the Medical Faculty of the Humboldt-University of Berlin, Germany.

Published: May 1997

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