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A rare case of muscular hamartoma of the breast was presented. An electron microscopic study confirmed that the proliferating spindle cells were of smooth muscle cell origin.
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Huntrakoon, M., Lin, F. Muscular hamartoma of the breast. Vichows Archiv A Pathol Anat 403, 307–312 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694907
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00694907