Does the placement of surgical clips within the excision cavity influence local control for patients treated with breast-conserving surgery and irradiation?

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1009-1017

  Fein, Douglas A ^a   Fowble, Barbara L ^a   Hanlon, Alexandra L ^a   Hoffman, John P ^a   Sigurdson, Elin R ^a   Eisenberg, Burton L ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Boost field; Breast recurrence; Breast conservation surgery; Radiation; Surgical clips

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLIP; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; REOPERATION; SURGEON; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0029867589     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0360-3016(95)02258-9     Document Type: Article

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