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Pleomorphic Lobular Carcinoma

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  1. Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences (DIBINEM) – Surgical Pathology Section – Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Sofia Asioli

  2. Pathology Unit, Giannina Gaslini Institute, Genoa, Italy

    Chiara Baldovini

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Asioli, S., Baldovini, C. (2018). Pleomorphic Lobular Carcinoma. In: van Krieken, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Pathology. Encyclopedia of Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-28845-1_4726-1

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