Liesegang-Like Rings in Lactational Changes in the Breast

Liesegang-Like Rings in Lactational Changes in the Breast

Liesagang-like rings (LR) are periodic structures with equally spaced radial striations formed by a process that involves diffusion, nucleation, flocculation or precipitation, and supersaturation. Being more common in vitro, on rare occasions also reported in vivo in association with inflammatory or...

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Main Authors: Mohd T. Islam, Joyce J. Ou, Katrine Hansen, Rochelle A. Simon, M. Ruhul Quddus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pathology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/268903
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spelling doaj-fb81ec46e923406bb35a48e989a9f7b82020-11-24T20:48:17ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Pathology2090-67812090-679X2012-01-01201210.1155/2012/268903268903Liesegang-Like Rings in Lactational Changes in the BreastMohd T. Islam0Joyce J. Ou1Katrine Hansen2Rochelle A. Simon3M. Ruhul Quddus4Department of Pathology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital, 101 Dudley Street Providence, RI 02905, USADepartment of Pathology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital, 101 Dudley Street Providence, RI 02905, USADepartment of Pathology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital, 101 Dudley Street Providence, RI 02905, USADepartment of Pathology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital, 101 Dudley Street Providence, RI 02905, USADepartment of Pathology, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Women & Infants Hospital, 101 Dudley Street Providence, RI 02905, USALiesagang-like rings (LR) are periodic structures with equally spaced radial striations formed by a process that involves diffusion, nucleation, flocculation or precipitation, and supersaturation. Being more common in vitro, on rare occasions also reported in vivo in association with inflammatory or cystic lesions and confused with parasites or calcification on needle aspirates. The current paper documents that LRs may be seen in noncystic and noninflammatory changes of the breast.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/268903
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author Mohd T. Islam
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M. Ruhul Quddus
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Katrine Hansen
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M. Ruhul Quddus
Liesegang-Like Rings in Lactational Changes in the Breast
Case Reports in Pathology
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title Liesegang-Like Rings in Lactational Changes in the Breast
title_short Liesegang-Like Rings in Lactational Changes in the Breast
title_full Liesegang-Like Rings in Lactational Changes in the Breast
title_fullStr Liesegang-Like Rings in Lactational Changes in the Breast
title_full_unstemmed Liesegang-Like Rings in Lactational Changes in the Breast
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Pathology
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2090-679X
publishDate 2012-01-01
description Liesagang-like rings (LR) are periodic structures with equally spaced radial striations formed by a process that involves diffusion, nucleation, flocculation or precipitation, and supersaturation. Being more common in vitro, on rare occasions also reported in vivo in association with inflammatory or cystic lesions and confused with parasites or calcification on needle aspirates. The current paper documents that LRs may be seen in noncystic and noninflammatory changes of the breast.
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