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Focal breast uptake of 99mTc-sestamibi in a man with spindle cell lipoma

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    H. Malek MD, T. Ghaedian MD, N. Yaghoobi MD, F. Rastgou MD, A. Bitarafan-Rajabi PhD & H. Firoozabadi MD

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Malek, H., Ghaedian, T., Yaghoobi, N. et al. Focal breast uptake of 99mTc-sestamibi in a man with spindle cell lipoma. J. Nucl. Cardiol. 19, 618–620 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12350-012-9534-9

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