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. 1998 Jul;51(7):493–497. doi: 10.1136/jcp.51.7.493

Pathology of silicone leakage from breast implants.

P J van Diest 1, W H Beekman 1, J J Hage 1
PMCID: PMC500799  PMID: 9797723

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