Epirubicin for breast cancer during pregnancy: A case report

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 52, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 730-732

  Eedarapalli, Padma ^a   Biswas, Nibedan ^b   Coleman, Matthew ^b  

^a POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Epirubicin; Pregnancy complications, neoplastic

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC ANTIBIOTIC; EPIRUBICIN;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAGET NIPPLE DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTICS, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, DUCTAL; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; EPIRUBICIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC;

EID: 38449101733     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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