Internal mammary lymph nodes: To treat or not to treat

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 801-803

  Buchholz, T A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; MASTECTOMY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034001701     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(99)00482-4     Document Type: Article

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