Stereotactic radiofrequency ablation: A minimally invasive technique for nonpalpable breast cancer in postmenopausal patients

Cancer Epidemiology

Volumn 33, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 300-305

  Head, Jonathan F ^a   Elliott, Robert L ^a  

^a Elliott Elliott Head Breast Cancer Research and Treatment Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Clinical trial; Minimally invasive treatment; Postmenopausal; Radiofrequency ablation; Stereotactic procedure

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE ACETATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FAT NECROSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERCOSTAL NERVE BLOCK; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MAMMOGRAPHY; MECHANICAL PROBE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PALPATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SEDATION; STEREOTACTIC RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; POSTMENOPAUSE; RADIOSURGERY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 70349820181     PISSN: 18777821     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2009.07.007     Document Type: Article

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