Interstitial laser hyperthermia, a new method in the management of fibroadenoma of the breast: A pilot study

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 148-152

  Basu, Somprakas ^a   Ravi, Bina ^a,c   Kant, Ravi ^b  

^a LADY HARDINGE MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Benign breast disorders; Breast fibroadenoma; Low power interstitial laser hyperthermia; Nd:YAG Laser

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; LASER COAGULATION; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR FORMATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; LASERS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032817750     PISSN: 01968092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9101(1999)25:2<148::AID-LSM8>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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