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DL
07/10/08

What causes fat necrosis and what can be done when it occurs

I was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in March 2007. I had to do a mastectomy as the lump was under the nipple and as the nipple could not be spared, a mastectomy was recommended.  Subsequently found that it was DCIS though my 16 lymph nodes were removed during surgery. The Mass was...

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