Lymphangiosarcoma in chronic lymphoedema

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24 B, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 135-137

  Aygit, A C ^a,b   Yildirim, A M ^a,b   Dervisoglu, S ^a,b  

^a TRAKYA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPHANGIOSARCOMA; LYMPHEDEMA; MASTECTOMY;

EID: 0033083674     PISSN: 02667681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.1998.0049     Document Type: Article

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