Fibrin glue reduces the duration of lymphatic drainage after lumpectomy and level II or III axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer: A prospective randomized trial

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-96

  Ko, Eunyoung ^a   Han, Wonshik ^a   Cho, Jihyoung ^b   Lee, Jong Won ^a   Kang, So Young ^a   Jung, So Youn ^c   Kim, Eun Kyu ^a   Hwang, Ki Tae ^d   Noh, Dong Young ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongsan Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

^d Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Axillary lymph node excision; Breast neoplasms; Fibrin tissue adhesive; Lymphatic drainage

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN GLUE; TISSUE ADHESIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLA; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEGMENTAL MASTECTOMY; SEROMA; TIME; WOUND DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; FIBRIN TISSUE ADHESIVE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROMA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE ADHESIVES;

EID: 65649130372     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: 15986357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2009.24.1.92     Document Type: Article

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