Simultaneous forequarter amputation and radical mastectomy for metastatic breast carcinoma in a male patient: A case report

Journal of the Korean Surgical Society

Volumn 81, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages

  Ayvaz, Mehmet ^a   Yilgor, Caglar ^a   Mermerkaya, Musa Ugur ^a   Konan, Ali ^a   Sonmez, Erhan ^a   Acaroglu, Rifat Emre ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amputation; Breast neoplasms; Male; Radical mastectomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856682714     PISSN: 12260053     EISSN: 20930488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4174/jkss.2011.81.Suppl1.S6     Document Type: Article

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