European Journal of Radiology
Volume 43, Issue 1 , Pages 31-36 , July 2002

Preoperative transcatheter arterial infusion chemotherapy for locally advanced breast cancer (stage IIIb) for down-staging and increase of resectability

  • Kakuya Kitagawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507 Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-59-232-1111; fax: +81-59-232-8066
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  • Koichiro Yamakado

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507 Japan
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  • Atsuhiro Nakatsuka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507 Japan
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  • Naoshi Tanaka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507 Japan
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  • Kaname Matsumura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507 Japan
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  • Kan Takeda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507 Japan
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  • Yoshifumi Kawarada

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Surgery, Mie University School of Medicine, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie, 514-8507 Japan

Received 21 May 2001 ,Revised 29 August 2001 ,Accepted 5 September 2001.

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European Journal of Radiology
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