Subcutaneous sarcoidosis mimicking carcinoma of the breast.
A 65 year old woman presented with bilateral breast lumps. Clinical examination suggested a diagnosis of mammary carcinoma, but a histological diagnosis of sarcoidosis was made. Subsequent investigations revealed evidence of pulmonary sarcoidosis.
Gallimore
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Department of Histopathology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.
George
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Lampert
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D000368:Aged; D001941:Breast Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*