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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · South Asian J Cancer 2017; 06(04): 185-194
DOI: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_75_17
Letter to the Editor

Myoepithelial carcinoma of the breast: Case report of a rare entity and its response to chemotherapy

Sanyo P. Dsouza
Department of Medical Oncology, TMH, Mumbai, Maharashtra
,
Ajit Kulkarni
Department of Radiation Oncology, B K L Walawalkar Hospital, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
,
Nandini Sharma
Department of Radiation Oncology, B K L Walawalkar Hospital, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
,
S. D. Banavali
Department of Medical Oncology, TMH, Mumbai, Maharashtra
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