Breast reduction as an alternative treatment option for early breast cancer in women with macromastia [2]

Annals of Plastic Surgery

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 474-475

  Thornton, Brian P ^a   Pu, Lee L Q ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; BREAST REDUCTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; LETTER; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749033069     PISSN: 01487043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.sap.0000237682.21847.0e     Document Type: Letter

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