Epithelial cells in bone marrow of breast cancer patients at time of primary surgery: Clinical outcome during long-term follow-up

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 16, 2001, Pages 3669-3674

  Gebauer, G ^a   Fehm, T ^a   Merkle, E ^a   Beck, E P ^a   Lang, N ^a   Jager W ^a  

^a SIDNEY KIMMEL CANCER CENTER   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BONE METASTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPITHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035880943     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2001.19.16.3669     Document Type: Article

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