Cancer Treatment Reviews
Volume 27, Issue 1 , Pages 9-18 , February 2001

Paget’s disease of the breast

  • G.H. Sakorafas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, 251 Hellenic Air Force (HAF) General Hospital, GR – 115 25, Athens, Greece
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  • K. Blanchard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesoto, USA
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  • M.G. Sarr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesoto, USA
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  • D.R. Farley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesoto, USA

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