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Pattern of tumor recurrence in initially nonmetastatic breast cancer patients

Distribution and frequency of metastases at unusual sites

  1. Naoko Sanuki-Fujimoto MD1,
  2. Atsuya Takeda MD, PhD1,
  3. Atsushi Amemiya MD2,
  4. Toru Ofuchi MD, PhD2,
  5. Masato Ono MD2,
  6. Ryo Yamagami MD2,
  7. Jun Hatayama MD2,
  8. Etsuo Kunieda MD, PhD3,
  9. Naoyuki Shigematsu MD, PhD3,†,*

Article first published online: 8 JUL 2008

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.23612

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 113, Issue 4, pages 677–682, 15 August 2008

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Sanuki-Fujimoto, N., Takeda, A., Amemiya, A., Ofuchi, T., Ono, M., Yamagami, R., Hatayama, J., Kunieda, E. and Shigematsu, N. (2008), Pattern of tumor recurrence in initially nonmetastatic breast cancer patients. Cancer, 113: 677–682. doi: 10.1002/cncr.23612

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  1. 1

    Department of Radiation Oncology, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

  2. 2

    Department of Surgery, Ofuna Chuo Hospital, Kanagawa, Japan

  3. 3

    Department of Radiology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan

  1. †

    Fax: (011) 81 3-3359-7425

*Department of Radiology, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi Shinjuku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 1 AUG 2008
  2. Article first published online: 8 JUL 2008
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 9 APR 2008
  4. Manuscript Revised: 2 APR 2008
  5. Manuscript Received: 4 MAR 2008

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