Characteristics of Multifocal and Multicentric Breast Cancers
- 25 March 2015
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Annals of Surgical Oncology
- Vol. 22 (8), 2475-2482
- https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-015-4430-6
Abstract
Multifocality and multicentricity are increasingly recognized in breast cancer. However, little is known about the characteristics and biology of these cancers and the clinical implications are controversial.Keywords
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