Influence of tumour bed assessment on local recurrence following breast-conserving surgery for breast cancer

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 265-268

  Malik, H Z ^a   Purushotham, A D ^b   Mallon, E A ^a   George, W D ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast conserving surgery; Local recurrence; Tumour bed positivity

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; TAMOXIFEN;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOTHERAPY; REOPERATION; SCREENING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

EID: 0033152454     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.1998.0639     Document Type: Article

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