Local-regional radiation therapy after breast reconstruction: What is the appropriate target volume? A case-control study of patients treated with electron arc radiotherapy and review of the literature

American Journal of Clinical Oncology: Cancer Clinical Trials

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 555-564

  Hazard, Lisa ^a   Miercort, Craig ^a   Gaffney, David ^a   Leavitt, Dennis ^a   Stewart, J Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Implants; Radiation therapy; Reconstruction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMPLANT; LYMPH NODE; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCRIPTION; RADIATION DOSE; REVIEW; RIB; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; RADIOTHERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; RADIOTHERAPY, HIGH-ENERGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 10044257612     PISSN: 02773732     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.coc.0000135923.57073.7a     Document Type: Review

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