Post-mastectomy radiotherapy after immediate autologous breast reconstruction in primary treatment of breast cancers

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 283-289

  Soong, Inda S ^a   Yau, T K ^a   Ho, C M ^b   Lim, B H ^c   Leung, S ^a   Yeung, R M W ^a   Sze, W M ^a   Lee, A W M ^a  

^a PAMELA YOUDE NETHERSOLE EASTERN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b KWONG WAH HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Immediate autologous breast reconstruction; Post mastectomy radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HONG KONG; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MASTECTOMY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN FLAP; SKIN MANIFESTATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2542513851     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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