Altered lymphatic drainage after lymphadenectomy or radiotherapy of the axilla in patients with breast cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 1258-

  Perre, C I ^a,b   Hoefnagel, C A ^a   Kroon, B B R ^a   Zoetmulder, F A N ^a   Rutgers, E J T ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS CANCER INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 0029761308     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bjs.1800830925     Document Type: Article

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