Carcinosarcoma of the breast: Two case reports and review of the literature

Cases Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Esses, Kristi M ^a   Hagmaier, Ramona M ^b   Blanchard, Susan A ^c   Lazarchick, John J ^d   Riker, Adam I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^c Diagnostic and Medical Center   (United States)

^d Mobile Infirmary Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CETUXIMAB; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; GEFITINIB; PACLITAXEL; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; TRASTUZUMAB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURGERY; CARCINOSARCOMA; CASE REPORT; DRUG INDICATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN;

EID: 77953445816     PISSN: 17571626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-1626-2-15     Document Type: Article

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