Ultrasound assessment of residual abnormalities following primary chemotherapy for breast cancer

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 371-376

  Seymour, M T ^a   Moskovic, E C ^a   Walsh, G ^a   Trott, P ^a   Smith, I E ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Neoadjuvant; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER INVASION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030852938     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bjc.1997.392     Document Type: Article

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