A randomized controlled trial on the prevention of seroma after partial or total mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection

Breast Cancer

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-69

  Abe, Makoto ^a,b   Iwase, Takuji ^a   Takeuchi, Toru ^a   Murai, Hiroshi ^a   Miura, Shigeto ^a  

^a AICHI CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Ena Memorial Clinic   (Japan)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Partial mastectomy; Radomized controlled trial; Seroma; Total mastectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0942276571     PISSN: 13406868     EISSN: 18804233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02967417     Document Type: Article

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