European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 264-270 , March 2009

Intraoperative frozen section analysis for breast-conserving therapy in 1016 patients with breast cancer

  • O. Riedl

      Affiliations

    • LKH Krems, Department of Surgery, Austria
    • ,
  • F. Fitzal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 1404005621.
    • Contributed equally.
    • ,
  • N. Mader

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, SALK, Salzburg, Austria
    • ,
  • P. Dubsky

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • M. Rudas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • M. Mittlboeck

      Affiliations

    • Core Unit for Medical Statistics and Informatics
    • ,
  • M. Gnant

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria
    • ,
  • R. Jakesz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital of Vienna, Waehringer Guertel 18–20, 1090 Vienna, Austria

,Accepted 14 May 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2008.05.007

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 3 , Pages 264-270 , March 2009

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