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World J Radiol. Nov 18, 2012; 4(11): 443-449
Published online Nov 18, 2012. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v4.i11.443
Published online Nov 18, 2012. doi: 10.4329/wjr.v4.i11.443
Novel eradicative high-dose rate brachytherapy for internal mammary lymph node metastasis from breast cancer
Kazushi Kishi, Department of Radiation Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
Hirokazu Tanino, Department of Surgery, Naga Hospital, Uchida 1282, Kinokawa City, Wakayama Prefecture 649-6414, Japan
Tetsuo Sonomura, Shintaro Shirai, Yasutaka Noda, Morio Sato, Department of Radiology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
Yoshitaka Okamura, 1st Department of Surgery, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan
Author contributions: Kishi K developed the methods, treated the patients and wrote the manuscript; Tanino H managed and treated the patients; Sonomura T, Shirai S, and Noda Y supported this clinical work; Sato M and Okamura Y approved the manuscript.
Supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (MEXT), grant number 23659595 (in part)
Correspondence to: Kazushi Kishi, MD, PhD, Department of Radiation Oncology, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama 641-8510, Japan. kazushi.kishi@gmail.com
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Received: June 11, 2012
Revised: September 18, 2012
Accepted: September 26, 2012
Published online: November 18, 2012
Revised: September 18, 2012
Accepted: September 26, 2012
Published online: November 18, 2012
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