Biphasic metaplastic sarcomatoid carcinoma of the breast

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 605-613

  Hennessy, B T ^a   Giordano, S ^a   Broglio, K ^a   Duan, Z ^a   Trent, J ^a   Buchholz, T A ^a   Babiera, G ^a   Hortobagyi, G N ^a   Valero, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast; Cancer; Carcinosarcoma; Sarcomatoid

Indexed keywords

ANTHRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; FLUOROURACIL; HORMONE RECEPTOR; IFOSFAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; TAMOXIFEN; TAXANE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST SURGERY; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOSARCOMA; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG RESPONSE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33645289670     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdl006     Document Type: Article

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