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PARAFFINOMA OF THE BREAST
Author(s) -
Stock Laurence F. Tinckler and Francis E.
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1955.tb05117.x
Subject(s) - medicine , liquid paraffin , pathogenesis , sinus (botany) , surgery , embolism , pathology , botany , chemical engineering , engineering , biology , genus
Summary 1. Examples of paraffinoma of the breast following intramammary injection of liquid paraffin are described. 2. Case histories are recorded of patients exhibiting complications of the procedure which include sinus formation, migration of paraffin and oil embolism. 3. The pathogenesis of these complications is discussed.