Radiation therapy in immediate breast reconstruction with DIEP flap [7]

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 920-921

  Makmur, Linawati ^a   Lim, Jane ^a   Lim, T C ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUVANT THERAPY; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTRACTURE; FAT NECROSIS; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN FLAP;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 0041473429     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PRS.0000074498.85774.2F     Document Type: Letter

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