A case of brain metastases from male breast cancer responding to tamoxifen

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 33, Issue 13, 1997, Pages 2282-2283

  Van Rijswijk, R E N ^a   Van Oostenbrugge, R J ^a   Twijnstra, A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; RANITIDINE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; DRUG RESPONSE; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALE; MALE BREAST; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031427364     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0959-8049(97)00258-X     Document Type: Article

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