Squamous Metaplasia of Lactiferous Ducts (SMOLD) in a Male Patient: Clinical, Dermoscopic, and Histopathological Insights
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Zagórska, B.; Miłosz, P.; Żółkiewicz, J.; Maińska, U.; Sławińska, M. Squamous Metaplasia of Lactiferous Ducts (SMOLD) in a Male Patient: Clinical, Dermoscopic, and Histopathological Insights. Diagnostics 2025, 15, 2489. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15192489
Zagórska B, Miłosz P, Żółkiewicz J, Maińska U, Sławińska M. Squamous Metaplasia of Lactiferous Ducts (SMOLD) in a Male Patient: Clinical, Dermoscopic, and Histopathological Insights. Diagnostics. 2025; 15(19):2489. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15192489
Chicago/Turabian StyleZagórska, Beata, Przemysław Miłosz, Jakub Żółkiewicz, Urszula Maińska, and Martyna Sławińska. 2025. "Squamous Metaplasia of Lactiferous Ducts (SMOLD) in a Male Patient: Clinical, Dermoscopic, and Histopathological Insights" Diagnostics 15, no. 19: 2489. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15192489
APA StyleZagórska, B., Miłosz, P., Żółkiewicz, J., Maińska, U., & Sławińska, M. (2025). Squamous Metaplasia of Lactiferous Ducts (SMOLD) in a Male Patient: Clinical, Dermoscopic, and Histopathological Insights. Diagnostics, 15(19), 2489. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics15192489