Precipitating factors in lymphedema: Myths and realities

Cancer

Volumn 83, Issue 12 SUPPL. II, 1998, Pages 2814-2816

  Rockson, Stanley G ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellulitis; Lymphedema; Radiotherapy; Venous obstruction

Indexed keywords

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CELLULITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; VEIN OCCLUSION;

EID: 0032535210     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19981215)83:12b+<2814::aid-cncr31>3.0.co;2-e     Document Type: Conference Paper

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