Factors affecting seroma formation after mastectomy with full axillary dissection

Acta Chirurgica Belgica

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-483

  Akinci, M ^a,c   Cetin, B ^b   Asian, S ^a   Kulacoglu, H ^a  

^a Department of Cardiology   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA ONCOLOGY EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Axillary lymphadenedtomy; Breast cancer; Mastectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349502112     PISSN: 00015458     EISSN: 25770160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00015458.2009.11680464     Document Type: Article

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