Thoracic metastases from breast cancer: A single-institution's experience

European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-157

  Ampil, F L ^a,b   Burton, G V ^b   Li, B D L ^b   Chu, Q ^b   Krishnamsetty, R M ^a   Caldito, G ^b  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Radiotherapy; Thoracic metastasis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ATELECTASIS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION DOSE; RARE DISEASE; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THORACIC METASTASIS; THORAX CANCER; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THORACIC NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 17444409701     PISSN: 03922936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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