Cosmetic outcomes following breast conservation therapy: In search of a reliable scale

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 65-70

  Fortin, Amanda J ^a   Cheang, Mary ^a   Latosinsky, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Breast conservation; Cosmetic outcomes; Cosmetic scale; Reliability

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TUMOR; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHOTOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 36049030247     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-006-9223-y     Document Type: Article

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