A review of the surgical management of breast cancer: Plastic reconstructive techniques and timing implications

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1890-1900

  Rosson, Gedge D ^a   Magarakis, Michael ^a   Shridharani, Sachin M ^a   Stapleton, Sahael M ^a   Jacobs, Lisa K ^a   Manahan, Michele A ^a   Flores, Jaime I ^a  

^a Institute for Cell Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILICONE;

ALGORITHM; ALLOGRAFT; BREAST CANCER; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HUMAN; PERFORATOR FLAP; PLASTIC SURGERY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSVERSE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCULOCUTANEOUS FLAP; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; PROCEDURES; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMAPLASTY; SURGERY, PLASTIC; SURGICAL FLAPS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77954957671     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-0913-7     Document Type: Review

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