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Primary Lymphosarcoma of the Breast: Review of the Literature on Occurrence in Elderly Patients
Author(s) -
SONNENBLICK MOSHE,
ABRAHAM ABRAHAM S.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
journal of the american geriatrics society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.992
H-Index - 232
eISSN - 1532-5415
pISSN - 0002-8614
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1976.tb06783.x
Subject(s) - medicine , mastectomy , primary (astronomy) , surgery , general surgery , breast cancer , cancer , physics , astronomy
A case of primary lymphocytic lymphosarcoma of the breast in a 74‐year‐old woman is presented, together with a review of the literature on 23 cases of primary breast lymphosarcoma in patients aged 60 or older. In this age group, simple local excision or mastectomy is probably sufficient.