The effects of radiation treatment after TRAM flap breast reconstruction

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 100, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1153-1160

  Williams, J Kerwin ^a   Carlson, Grant W ^a   Bostwick III, John ^a   Bried, Jean Trimble ^a   Mackay, Greg ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; FAT NECROSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0030855967     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006534-199710000-00013     Document Type: Article

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