The evaluation of palpable breast masses: Common pitfalls and management guidelines

Surgical Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 227-234

  Beitler, Alan L ^a   Hurd, Thelma C ^a   Edge, Stephen B ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Breast; Palpable masses

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST EXAMINATION; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; BIOPSY; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES;

EID: 0031400928     PISSN: 09607404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-7404(98)00002-4     Document Type: Article

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