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Multifocal bone tuberculosis presenting as a breast mass: CT and MRI findings

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Chest wall involvement is an uncommon manifestation of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. We present computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings in a case with multifocal musculoskeletal tuberculosis presenting as a breast mass. These radiological modalities are not diagnostic without histopathological confirmation, but they are valuable guides to surgery in defining the extent of disease involvement.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, TR-41900 Kocaeli, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    A. Arslan, E. Çıftçı, A. Çetın & A. Demırcı

  2. Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli University, TR-41900 Kocaeli, Turkey, , , , , , TR

    F. Yildiz

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  1. A. Arslan
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Received: 1 July 1998; Revision received: 8 October 1998; Accepted: 12 October 1998

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Arslan, A., Çıftçı, E., Yildiz, F. et al. Multifocal bone tuberculosis presenting as a breast mass: CT and MRI findings. Eur Radiol 9, 1117–1119 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003300050802

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