Breast Cancer: Should We Investigate Margins or Redesign the Surgical Approach?

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 210, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1012-

  Jensen, J Arthur ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LETTER; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY, SEGMENTAL; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77952525997     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.01.023     Document Type: Letter

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