European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 393-397 , April 2009

Clinical features of surgical resection for pulmonary metastasis from breast cancer

  • F. Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • T. Fujinaga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
    • ,
  • K. Sato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
    • ,
  • M. Sonobe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • T. Shoji

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • H. Sakai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • R. Miyahara

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
    • ,
  • T. Bando

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
    • ,
  • K. Okubo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • T. Hirata

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • M. Toi

      Affiliations

    • Surgery (Breast Surgery), Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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  • H. Date

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan. Tel.: +81 75 751 3835; fax: +81 75 751 4647.

,Accepted 9 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.05.005

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 4 , Pages 393-397 , April 2009

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