Redefining Lumpectomy Using a Modification of the “Sick Lobe” Hypothesis and Ductal Anatomy

Objectives. The “Sick Lobe” hypothesis states that breast cancers evolve from entire lobes or portions of lobes of the breast where initiation events have occurred early in development. The implication is that some cancers are isolated events and others are truly multi-focal but limited to single lo...

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Main Authors: W. Dooley, J. Bong, J. Parker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Breast Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/726384
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