The treatment of radial scars in the modern era - Surgical excision is not required

American Surgeon

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 522-525

  Sohn, Vance Y ^a   Causey, Marlin W ^a   Steele, Scott R ^a   Keylock, Joren B ^a   Brown, Tommy A ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST LESION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRADUCTAL CARCINOMA; INVASIVE CARCINOMA; LUNG CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; RADIAL SCAR;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BREAST DISEASES; CICATRIX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953530381     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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