The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 55-58 , February 2010

Breast-conserving surgery in 201 very young patients (<35 years)

  • Oreste Gentilini

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milano, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 0257489376; fax: +39 0257489780.
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  • Edoardo Botteri

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
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  • Nicole Rotmensz

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
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  • Antonio Toesca

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milano, Italy
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  • Helio De Oliveira

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milano, Italy
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  • Claudia Sangalli

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milano, Italy
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  • Marco Colleoni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Oncology, Unity of Clinical Research, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
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  • Mattia Intra

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milano, Italy
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  • Viviana Galimberti

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milano, Italy
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  • Paolo Veronesi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milano, Italy
    • Univertsity of Milan School of Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milano, Italy
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  • Alberto Luini

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milano, Italy
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  • Umberto Veronesi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milano, Italy

Received 24 July 2009 ,Revised 7 October 2009 ,Accepted 5 November 2009.

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PII: S0960-9776(09)00161-1

doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2009.11.001

The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Pages 55-58 , February 2010

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