Rapid progression of hormone receptor-negative breast cancer concomitant with ovarian stimulation - A paradoxon?

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2020-2022

  Pukrop, T ^a   Bleckmann, A ^a   Einspanier, A ^b   Binder, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; DOCETAXEL; ESTRADIOL; GEMCITABINE; HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; BONE METASTASIS; BONE PAIN; BREAST CANCER; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERCALCEMIA; LETTER; LIVER METASTASIS; OOCYTE; OSTEOLYSIS; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULATION; VISCERAL METASTASIS;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVULATION INDUCTION; RECEPTOR, ERBB-2; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

EID: 70849118375     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp457     Document Type: Letter

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