Complete endoscopic axillary lymph node dissection without liposuction for breast cancer: Initial experience and mid-term outcome

Surgical Laparoscopy, Endoscopy and Percutaneous Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 232-236

  Gomatos, Ilias P ^a   Filippakis, George ^a   Albanopoulos, Konstantinos ^a   Zografos, George ^a   Leandros, Emmanuel ^a   Bramis, John ^a   Konstadoulakis, Manousos M ^a,b  

^a HIPPOKRATION HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Complete axillary lymph node dissection; Endoscopic surgery; Level III lymph nodes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LIPOSUCTION; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHEDEMA; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE INJURY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SEROMA; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; ENDOSCOPY; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33747622089     PISSN: 15304515     EISSN: 15344908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00129689-200608000-00007     Document Type: Article

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