Breast sarcoma - a review of diagnosis and management

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-23

  Pencavel, Timothy D ^a   Hayes, Andrew ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Breast malignancy; Malignant phyllodes tumours; Post radiotherapy; Sarcoma

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; VINCRISTINE;

ANGIOSARCOMA; BREAST SARCOMA; BREAST TUMOR; CYSTOSARCOMA PHYLLOIDES; CYTODIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAMMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MASTECTOMY; SARCOMA; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 61449117817     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2008.12.005     Document Type: Review

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