Discussion: Immediate post-mastectomy breast reconstruction followed by radiotherapy: Risk factors for complications

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 121, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 635-637

  Alderman, Amy K ^a   Jagsi, Reshma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; BREAST ENDOPROSTHESIS; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER SIZE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MASTECTOMY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; RISK REDUCTION; TREATMENT FAILURE;

BREAST IMPLANTS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; MASTECTOMY, MODIFIED RADICAL; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; TISSUE EXPANSION DEVICES;

EID: 77953120461     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-0878-z     Document Type: Note

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