Breast cancer after severe burn injury: Coincidence or consequence?

Breast Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-89

  Losanoff, Julian E ^a,c   Konrad, Angela ^b   Sauter, Edward R ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Breast; Burn scar

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; BURN SCAR; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INJURY SEVERITY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MASTECTOMY; THERMAL INJURY;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; BURNS; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 37849012995     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2007.00526.x     Document Type: Article

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