Surgical complications related to peri-operative adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer. Results of a prospective, controlled, randomized clinical trial

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 10-12

  Canavese, Giuseppe ^a   Catturich, Alessandra ^a   Vecchio, Carlo ^a   Gipponi, Marco ^a   Tomei, Daniela ^a   Sertoli, Mario Roberto ^b   Repetto, Lazzaro ^a   Badellino, Fausto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adjuvant; Chemotherapy; Peri operative

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST SURGERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; FEMALE; HAIR LOSS; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NAUSEA; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT SCHEDULING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMATITIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VOMITING; WOUND DRESSING;

EID: 0031029601     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(97)80135-7     Document Type: Article

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