Breast Sparganosis Presenting with a Painless Breast Lump: Report of Two Cases |
Oh, Moon Young
(Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital)
Kim, Kyoung-Eun (Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital) Kim, Min Jung (Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital) Chu, Ajung (Department of Radiology, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center) Lee, Jong Yoon (Department of Radiology, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center) Park, Jeong Hwan (Department of Pathology, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center) Kim, Jongjin (Department of Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center) Hwang, Ki-Tae (Department of Surgery, Seoul Metropolitan Government Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center) |
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