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Vascular proliferations of the skin after radiation therapy for breast cancer: Clinicopathologic analysis of a series in favor of a benign process

A study from the French Sarcoma Group

  1. Carole Gengler MD1,†,*,
  2. Jean-Michel Coindre MD2,
  3. Agnés Leroux MD3,
  4. Martine Trassard MD4,
  5. Dominique Ranchère-Vince MD5,
  6. Isabelle Valo MD6,
  7. Jean-Jacques Michels MD7,
  8. Louis Guillou MD1

Article first published online: 14 MAR 2007

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.22586

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 109, Issue 8, pages 1584–1598, 15 April 2007

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Gengler, C., Coindre, J.-M., Leroux, A., Trassard, M., Ranchère-Vince, D., Valo, I., Michels, J.-J. and Guillou, L. (2007), Vascular proliferations of the skin after radiation therapy for breast cancer: Clinicopathologic analysis of a series in favor of a benign process. Cancer, 109: 1584–1598. doi: 10.1002/cncr.22586

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  1. 1

    Department of Pathology, University Institute of Pathology, Lausanne, Switzerland

  2. 2

    Department of Pathology, Bergonie Institute and “Victor Sègalen” University, Bordeaux, France

  3. 3

    Department of Pathology, Alexis Vautrin Cancer Center, Nancy, France

  4. 4

    Department of Pathology, René Huguenin Cancer Center, Saint-Cloud, France

  5. 5

    Department of Pathology, Léon Bérard Cancer Center, Lyon, France

  6. 6

    Department of Pathology, Paul Papin Cancer Center, Angers, France

  7. 7

    Department of Pathology, François Baclesse Cancer Center, Caen, France

  1. †

    Fax: (011) 41 213147115

*Department of Pathology, University Institute of Pathology, Rue du Bugnon 25, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 4 APR 2007
  2. Article first published online: 14 MAR 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 11 JAN 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 19 OCT 2006
  5. Manuscript Revised: 11 JAN 2006

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