Localized male breast carcinoma and family history
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منابع مشابه
Male breast carcinoma.
OBJECTIVE To review the epidemiology, presentation, diagnosis, molecular genetics, treatment and prognosis of male breast cancer. DATA SOURCES Articles, written in English or French, selected from the Medline database (1966 to January 2001), corresponding to the key words "male breast cancer," according to the following criteria: covering institutional experience or comparing diagnostic and t...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1999
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990901)86:5<821::aid-cncr18>3.0.co;2-i