Breast reduction as an alternative treatment option for early breast cancer in women with macromastia

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-30

  Thornton, Brian P ^a   Stewart, Daniel H ^a   McGrath, Patrick C ^a   Pu, Lee L Q ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conservation therapy; Breast reduction; Macromastia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST CANCER; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST REDUCTION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BREAST; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MAMMAPLASTY; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 29944436868     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000183791.51843.40     Document Type: Review

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