Nonmass Lesion on Breast Ultrasound

A Protean Finding

Authors

  • Ma. Theresa Buenaflor Healthway Cancer Care Hospital, Taguig City, Philippines
  • David Elijah Saguil Healthway Cancer Care Hospital, Taguig City, Philippines

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21141/PJP.2026.643

Keywords:

nonmass lesion, breast ultrasound

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06/25/2026

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Buenaflor, M. T., & Saguil, D. E. (2026). Nonmass Lesion on Breast Ultrasound : A Protean Finding . The Philippine Journal of Pathology, 11(1). https://doi.org/10.21141/PJP.2026.643

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