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Leiomyosarcoma of the breast with late dissemination

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A case of recurrent leiomyosarcoma of the breast is described with multiple metastases after 14 years without symptoms. It is suggested that leiomyomas of the breast containing as few as two mitoses per 10 HPF, or which reccur and contain any visible mitoses must be considered to be malignant.

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  1. Institute of Pathology, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000, Odense C, Denmark

    Bernt B. Nielsen

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Nielsen, B.B. Leiomyosarcoma of the breast with late dissemination. Vichows Archiv A Pathol Anat 403, 241–245 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694900

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