The importance of the resection margin in conservative surgery for breast cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-22

  Renton, S C ^a   Gazet, J C ^a,b,c   Ford, H T ^a,b   Corbishley, C ^a   Sutcliffe, R ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Conservative surgery; Resection margins

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY;

EID: 0029939960     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(96)91253-6     Document Type: Article

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