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Letter

Radiation-associated angiosarcoma after breast cancer: Improved survival by excision of all irradiated skin and soft tissue of the thoracic wall? A report of six patients

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Pages 1078-1080 | Received 30 Sep 2014, Accepted 29 Oct 2014, Published online: 04 Dec 2014

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