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Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) of the breast: intraductal appearance
Akif Serhat Gur1, Bulent Unal, Howard Edington
1Department of Surgical Oncology, Magee-Womens Hospital of The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. akifserhatg@upmc.edu
Abstract:
Pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) is a benign proliferative lesion of breast stroma. The diagnosis of PASH can be made using imaging techniques such as ultrasound, magnetic resonance or mammography. Ductoscopy is a relatively new technique which is used for imaging the intraductal surface. We report a patient with PASH in whom ductoscopy was performed successfully.
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