Radiotherapy & Oncology
Volume 91, Issue 1 , Pages 49-53 , April 2009

The impact of postmastectomy radiotherapy on local control in patients with invasive lobular breast cancer

  • Lindy A. Diepenmaat

      Affiliations

    • Faculty of Health Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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  • Maurice J.C. van der Sangen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiotherapy, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Lonneke V. van de Poll-Franse

      Affiliations

    • Eindhoven Cancer Registry, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • CoRPS – Center of Research on Psychology in Somatic Diseases, Department of Medical Psychology, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Mike W.P.M. van Beek

      Affiliations

    • Regional Institute of Pathology (PAMM), Eindhoven, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Charles L.H. van Berlo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, VieCuri Medical Centre, Venlo, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Ernest J.T. Luiten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, St Anna Hospital, Geldrop, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Grard A.P. Nieuwenhuijzen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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  • Adri C. Voogd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Research Institute Growth and Development (GROW), Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Epidemiology, Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands.

Received 28 April 2008 ,Revised 10 September 2008 ,Accepted 23 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2008.09.012

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