Delayed breast cellulitis following breast conserving operation

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 327-330

  Zippel, Douglas ^a   Siegelmann Danieli, N ^a   Ayalon, S ^a   Kaufman, B ^b   Pfeffer, R ^b   Zvi Papa, M ^a  

^a SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Breast conservation; Cellulitis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DISEASE; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CARCINOMA; CELLULITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOLOGY; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIA; LYMPH FLOW; MASTALGIA; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0038651141     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2002.1377     Document Type: Article

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