European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 9-14 , November 2009

Breast cancer during pregnancy

  • Edouard Vinatier

      Affiliations

    • Service de Chirurgie Gynécologique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, 59037 Lille cedex, France
    • ,
  • Benjamin Merlot

      Affiliations

    • Service de Chirurgie Gynécologique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, 59037 Lille cedex, France
    • ,
  • Edouard Poncelet

      Affiliations

    • Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, 59037 Lille cedex, France
    • ,
  • Pierre Collinet

      Affiliations

    • Service de Chirurgie Gynécologique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, 59037 Lille cedex, France
    • ,
  • Denis Vinatier

      Affiliations

    • Service de Chirurgie Gynécologique, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre, 59037 Lille cedex, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +33 03 20 44 66 41; fax: +33 03 20 44 64 32.

Received 19 March 2009 ,Revised 28 May 2009 ,Accepted 30 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.06.030

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 147, Issue 1 , Pages 9-14 , November 2009

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