Scleroderma and radiotherapy as part of the treatment of breast carcinoma: Six cases and a short critical review of the literature

Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-51

  Kirova, Youlia M ^a   Bollet, Marc A ^a   Dys, Isabelle ^a   Campana, Francois ^a   Laki, Fatima ^a   Dendale, Remi ^a   Salmon, Remy ^a   Fourquet, Alain ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Early and late side effects; Radiation therapy; Scleroderma; Surgery; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; LETROZOLE; TAMOXIFEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COBALT THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; RADIATION ENERGY; SCLERODERMA; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN ATROPHY; SKIN MANIFESTATION; SKIN PROTECTION;

EID: 34248168705     PISSN: 14603969     EISSN: 14671131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S146039690700502X     Document Type: Article

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