The role of contralateral prophylactic mastectomy in invasive lobular carcinoma

Breast Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 2-6

  Babiera, Gildy V ^a   Lowy, Andrew M ^a   Davidson, B Scott ^a   Singletary, E Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

bilateral breast cancer; invasive lobular carcinoma; prophylactic mastectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST EXAMINATION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030940863     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.1997.tb00133.x     Document Type: Article

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