Radiofrequency ablation for minimally invasive treatment of breast carcinoma. A pilot study in elderly inoperable patients

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 304-310

  Susini, Tommaso ^a   Nori, Jacopo ^b   Olivieri, Simone ^a   Livi, Lorenzo ^a   Bianchi, Simonetta ^a   Mangialavori, Giuseppe ^c   Branconi, Francesco ^a   Scarselli, Gianfranco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c FRANZ TAPPEINER HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Geriatric oncology; Not surgical excision; Outpatient procedure; Radiofrequency ablation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER INVASION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INOPERABLE CANCER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAFETY; TUMOR NECROSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PILOT PROJECTS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL;

EID: 33846389279     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2006.08.049     Document Type: Article

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