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Immediate Breast Reconstruction with Implants and Adjuvant Chemotherapy: a Good Option ?

E. VandeweyerDepartments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bordet Institute, Cancer Center of Brussels Free University, Brussels, Belgium.View further author information
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R. DeraemaeckerDepartments of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Bordet Institute, Cancer Center of Brussels Free University, Brussels, Belgium.
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J.M. NogaretDepartments of Surgery, Bordet Institute, Cancer Center of Brussels Free University, Brussels, Belgium.
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D. HertensDepartments of Surgery, Bordet Institute, Cancer Center of Brussels Free University, Brussels, Belgium.
Pages 98-101 | Published online: 22 Apr 2016

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