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  1. Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

    Isabella Castellano

  2. Department of Oncology, University of Turin, Turin, Italy

    Jasna Metovic

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Castellano, I., Metovic, J. (2018). Fibrocystic Breast Changes. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_4707-1

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