Erdheim-Chester disease involving the breast--a rare but important differential diagnosis.

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Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD) is a rare non-Langerhans cell histiocytosis characterized by multisystem infiltration by foamy histiocytes surrounded by fibrosis. ECD often involves the long bones, skin, and retroperitoneum, whereas breast involvement is very rare with only 6 reported cases in English literature. We report a case of ECD presenting within the right breast as a clinically malignant tumor, in addition...

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