Radiofrequency ablation in the treatment of primary breast cancer: No surgical redundancies yet

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 816-820

  Kontos, M ^a   Felekouras, E ^a   Fentiman, I S ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CELL; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RELAPSE; CELL SURVIVAL; ELECTRODE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PATIENT SELECTION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; REVIEW; STANDARDIZATION; TISSUE NECROSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; VACUUM;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 42149173869     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2007.01676.x     Document Type: Review

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