Incorporating the surgical treatment of symptomatic macromastia into a Breast Cancer Unit: Could this be a useful management policy?

Breast

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 190-191

  Hernanz, Fernando ^a   Santos, Rosa ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Management policy; Oncoplastic breast surgery; Oncoplastic training; Reduction mammaplasty; Symptomatic macromastia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; BREAST HYPERTROPHY; BREAST REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL POLICY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 79952625429     PISSN: 09609776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2010.10.006     Document Type: Article

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