Acquired cutaneous lymphanglectasias following surgery and radiation therapy of breast cancer. Report of 2 cases;Lymphangiectasies cutanees acquises apres traitement chirurgical et radiotherapique du cancer du sein. A propos de 2 cas

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 384-387

  Bouzit, N ^a   Grezard P ^a   Communal, P H ^b   Mironneau, I ^a   Balme, B ^a   Perrot, H ^a  

^a Hopital de l'Antiquaille   (France)

^b HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

Author keywords

Acquired lymphangiectasias; Breast cancer; Radiation therapy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; ADJUVANT THERAPY; BIOPSY; BREAST TUMOR; LUNG CARCINOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PAGET NIPPLE DISEASE; PATHOLOGY; SKIN DISEASE;

BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL, BREAST; CARCINOMA, LOBULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHANGIECTASIS; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 0032838220     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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