Therapeutic options for occult breast cancer: A survey of the American Society of Breast Surgeons and review of the literature

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 190, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 609-613

  Khandelwal, Anjay K ^a   Garguilo, Gerard A ^a,b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Johnstown Breast Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Occult breast cancer

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MASTECTOMY; OCCULT CANCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, UNKNOWN PRIMARY; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 24944550491     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.06.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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