Matching supraclavicular fields to the extent of axillary surgery in women prescribed radiotherapy for early stage carcinoma of the breast

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 32-38

  Wheatley, D ^a   Adwani, A ^b   Ebbs, S ^b   Hanson, J ^a   Ross, G ^c   Sharma, A K ^d   Wells, P ^e   Yarnold, John ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b MAYDAY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Axilla; Breast cancer; Radiotherapy; Supraclavicular fossa; Surgery; Surgical clips

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TAMOXIFEN; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLAVICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MEASUREMENT; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION FIELD; SIMULATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; THORAX WALL; TREATMENT PLANNING; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; AGED; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CLAVICLE; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 11844297430     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2004.09.011     Document Type: Article

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