Microsurgical primary prevention of lymphatic injuries following breast cancer treatment

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Campisi, Corrado C ^a   Larcher, Lorenz ^b   Lavagno, Rosalia ^c   Spinaci, Stefano ^d   Adami, Michaela ^e   Boccardo, Francesco ^d   Santi, Pierluigi ^e   Campisi, Corradino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d Unit of Lymphatic Surgery   (Italy)

^e Unit of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; BREAST TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHEDEMA; NOTE; PATHOLOGY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHEDEMA; MAMMAPLASTY;

EID: 84871803414     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e318267d906     Document Type: Letter

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