Rupture of the spleen in a patient with metastatic angiosarcoma of the breast

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 152-

  Conn, Kevin ^a   Brooks, Michael ^a   Bates, Tom ^a  

^a WILLIAM HARVEY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiosarcoma; Breast; Spleen

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; ANGIOSARCOMA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BREAST; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLEEN RUPTURE;

EID: 13144281738     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(98)91745-0     Document Type: Article

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