Interstitial laser photocoagulation as a treatment for breast cancer
- 1 November 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 81 (11), 1617-1619
- https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs.1800811118
Abstract
This preliminary report describes the use of interstitial laser photocoagulation to manage small breast cancers. Forty-four patients were treated withKeywords
Funding Information
- Pappadakis Trust
- Imperial Cancer Research Fund
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