This preliminary report d e s c n i the use of interstitial laser photocoagulation to manage small breast cancers. Forty-four patients were treated with a diode laser of 805nm under local anaesthesia in the interval between diagnosis and surgery. Ultrasonography was used in 42
Interstitial laser photocoagulation as treatment for breast cancer
✍ Scribed by R. van Hillegersberg; H. J. van Staveren; A. Roggan; G. Müller; J. Ijzemans
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 148 KB
- Volume
- 82
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
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