Radiation therapy and breast reconstruction: A critical review of the literature

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 124, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 395-408

  Kronowitz, Steven J ^a   Robb, Geoffrey L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUOROURACIL; METHOTREXATE; TAMOXIFEN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTRACTURE; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEART; HUMAN; LUNG; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; SKIN; SURGICAL PATIENT; TARGET ORGAN; THORAX WALL; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP;

BREAST IMPLANTATION; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DOSE FRACTIONATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL FLAPS; TISSUE EXPANSION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 69249142724     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181aee987     Document Type: Article

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