The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 4 , Pages 495-499 , October 2008

The survival impact of the choice of surgical procedure after ipsilateral breast cancer recurrence

Received 15 April 2008 ,Revised 3 June 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00481-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.018

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 4 , Pages 495-499 , October 2008