Breast conservation treatment in Hong Kong - Early results of 203 patients: Retrospective study

Hong Kong Medical Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 322-328

  Yau, T K ^a   Lau, Y ^b   Kong, J ^a   Yeung, M W ^a   Chan, M ^b   Sze, W M ^a   Cheung, P ^c   Lim, B H ^d   Lee, A ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c HONG KONG SANATORIUM AND HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^d UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breast neoplasms; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHINESE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; LYMPHEDEMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, INTRADUCTAL, NONINFILTRATING; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036792766     PISSN: 10242708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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