Breast, Fibroadenoma: Follow-up

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Keywords

fibroadenoma of the breast, benign breast tumors, breast tumors, breast lesions, stromal tumors, myxomatous stroma, intralobular stroma, interlobular stroma, epithelial tumors, multiple fibroadenomas, complex fibroadenomas, breast hyperplasias, juvenile fibroadenomas, giant fibroadenomas

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Marilyn A Roubidoux, MD, Professor of Radiology, Department of Breast Imaging, University of Michigan Medical Center
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John M Lewin, MD, Section Chief, Breast Imaging, Diversified Radiology of Colorado, PC; Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Preventative Medicine and Biometrics, University of Colorado Denver
John M Lewin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, Radiological Society of North America, and Society of Breast Imaging
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Edward Azavedo, MD, PhD, Director of Clinical Breast Imaging Services, Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
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Eugene C Lin, MD, Consulting Radiologist, Virginia Mason Medical Center; Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Washington School of Medicine
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