Intent of therapy in metastatic breast cancer with isolated ipsilateral supraclavicular lymph node spread - A therapeutic dilemma

Journal of Association of Physicians of India

Volumn 51, Issue MAR, 2003, Pages 272-275

  Deo, S V S ^a   Purkayastha, J ^a   Shukla, N K ^a   Raina, V ^a   Asthana, Sonal ^a   Das, D K ^a   Rath, G K ^a  

^a INSTITUTE ROTARY CANCER HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BREAST TUMOR; CLAVICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC PROTOCOLS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLAVICLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0038487835     PISSN: 00045772     EISSN: 00045772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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