Subclavian artery stenosis presenting as posterior cerebrovascular events after adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 122-123

  Lewis, J ^a   Roberts, J T ^a   Gholkar, A ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arterial stenosis; Breast cancer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SUBCLAVIAN ARTERY;

EID: 0030987791     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0936-6555(05)80451-0     Document Type: Article

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