Octreotide can control lymphorrhea after axillary node dissection in mastectomy operations [3]

Breast Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 108-109

  Mahmoud, Sabry A ^a   Abdel Elah, Kamal ^a   Eldesoky, Abdel Hamid ^a   El Awady, Saleh I ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN;

ADULT; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BODY MASS; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; LETTER; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM DISEASE; LYMPHEDEMA; LYMPHORRHEA; MASTECTOMY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEROMA; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, SUBCUTANEOUS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; OCTREOTIDE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33845972608     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2006.00380.x     Document Type: Letter

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