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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
Novel eradicative high-dose rate brachytherapy for internal mammary lymph node metastasis from breast cancer
Kazushi Kishi, Hirokazu Tanino, Tetsuo Sonomura, Shintaro Shirai, Yasutaka Noda, Morio Sato, Yoshitaka Okamura
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
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