Angiosarcoma. A rare secondary malignancy after breast cancer treatment

European Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 118-121

  Autio, Pekka ^a   Kariniemi, Arja Leena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Breast cancer treatment; Capillary; Endothelial cells; Radiation therapy; Stewart Treves syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER THERAPY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN DEFECT;

EID: 0032928054     PISSN: 11671122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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