Below-Elbow and Below-Knee Metastases in Breast Cancer - A Case Report

Sayan Kundu; S Shankar; S Mitra; S Acharya; A Roy; A G Dastidar

doi:10.1055/s-0041-1733228

Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology, Table of Contents

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2007; 28(03): 38-40
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733228

Case Report

Below-Elbow and Below-Knee Metastases in Breast Cancer - A Case Report

Sayan Kundu

Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College Hospital,Kolkata-700073, India

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S Shankar

Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College Hospital,Kolkata-700073, India

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S Mitra

Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College Hospital,Kolkata-700073, India

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S Acharya

Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College Hospital,Kolkata-700073, India

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A Roy

Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College Hospital,Kolkata-700073, India

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A G Dastidar

Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College Hospital,Kolkata-700073, India

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