Cosmesis following complete local excision of breast cancer

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery

Volumn 67, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 428-432

  Lindsey, I ^a   Serpell, J W ^a   Johnson, W R ^b   Rodger, A ^b  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CABRINI INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conservation; Cosmesis; Mastectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PHOTOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SEROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030829310     PISSN: 00048682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1997.tb02008.x     Document Type: Article

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