The department of defense experience in perioperative testing for metastatic disease in patients with breast cancer

Breast Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 84-88

  Miner, Thomas J ^a   Shriver, Craig D ^a   Jaques, David P ^a   Schutt, David C ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Metastatic disease; Surgery; Testing

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE;

ABDOMINAL RADIOGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BONE SCINTISCANNING; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; BREAST CANCER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031902594     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1524-4741.1998.420084.x     Document Type: Article

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