Partial breast irradiation with interstitial high-dose-rate brachytherapy in early breast cancer: Results of a phase II prospective study

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 144-150

  Aristei, C ^a   Palumbo, I ^a   Cucciarelli, F ^a   Cavalli, A ^a   Tarducci, R ^b   Raymondi, C ^b   Perrucci, E ^a   Cavaliere, A ^a   Latini, P ^a   Rulli, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Perugia Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Conservative surgery; High dose rate brachytherapy; Partial breast irradiation

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; EPIRUBICIN; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; PACLITAXEL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; EARLY CANCER; ESTHETICS; FAT NECROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL HIGH DOSE RATE BRACHYTHERAPY; INTERSTITIAL RADIATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN TOXICITY; TELANGIECTASIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRACHYTHERAPY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY PLANNING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 58149494204     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: 15322157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.06.002     Document Type: Article

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