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Medisur 2013; 11 (2)

Giant Breast Cyst. A Case Report

Magaly González GMM, González CN, González GMG

Language: Spanish
References: 15
Page: 206-211
PDF size: 166.15 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Breast cancer in women is among the top three causes of death in the world and in our country it is, according to the latest statistics, in the first place. We report the case of a woman aged 94, who died at the Dr. Gustavo Aldereguia Lima General University Hospital of Cienfuegos, with a diagnosis of breast malignancy with metastases. The autopsy, was conducted on November 7, 2009 and it confirmed the presence of giant benign cyst, from which this report was prepared.


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