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A rare case of carcinoma of the breast in a 6-year-old Japanese girl is reported together with a review of the Japanese literature of this disease in childhood, totalling 17 patients, which confirms the good prognosis in the majority of cases. It is proposed that surgery, at least initially, should be conservative.
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Yamashita, Ji., Ogawa, M., Inada, K. et al. Carcinoma of the breast in a 6-year-old girl: a review of the Japanese literature. Pediatr Surg Int 8, 423–426 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00176734
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