Nipple-sparing mastectomy: Lessons from ex vivo procedures

Breast Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 464-470

  Rusby, Jennifer E ^a   Kirstein, Laurie J ^a   Brachtel, Elena F ^a   Michaelson, James S ^a   Koerner, Frederick C ^a   Smith, Barbara L ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Ex vivo; Nipple sparing mastectomy; Surgical technique

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST DUCT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EX VIVO STUDY; FROZEN SECTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MASTECTOMY; NIPPLE; PATIENT SELECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SUBCUTANEOUS; NIPPLES; PILOT PROJECTS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING; SUTURE TECHNIQUES;

EID: 51349128708     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2008.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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