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Bilateral masculine mastoplasia associated with imatinib mesylate: A case report and literature review

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  1. Department of Hemotology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huangzhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China

    Dan Zhao  (赵 丹), Gaoxiang Wang  (王高翔), Chunrui Li  (李春蕊) & Li Meng  (孟 力)

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Zhao, D., Wang, G., Li, C. et al. Bilateral masculine mastoplasia associated with imatinib mesylate: A case report and literature review. J. Huazhong Univ. Sci. Technol. [Med. Sci.] 31, 145–146 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11596-011-0167-z

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