Radiofrequency ablation - A new approach to percutaneous eradication of benign breast lumps

Breast Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 334-336

  Teh, Hui Seong ^a   Tan, Su Ming ^b  

^a ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b CHANGI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CODEINE; PARACETAMOL;

ANALGESIA; BENIGN TUMOR; BREAST FIBROADENOMA; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LETTER; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SKIN INDURATION; TUMOR VOLUME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; FIBROADENOMA; HUMANS;

EID: 77953568681     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: 15244741     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.2010.00914.x     Document Type: Letter

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