A Técnica de Mcwhirter no Tratamento do Câncer Mamário

Authors

  • Antônio Pinto Vieira Chefe. Instituto de Câncer do Serviço Nacional de Câncer. Rio de Janeiro (RJ), Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32635/2176-9745.RBC.1956v13n15.4153

Keywords:

Neoplasms da Mama/radiotherapy, Neoplasias da Mama/therapy, Neoplasias da Mama/surgery, Mastectomy, Simple, Mastectomy, Radical

Abstract

The main object of this paper was to show the advantages and the great value of McWhirter’s technique in the treatment of câncer of the breast. A plan is given for the distribution of the different radiation fields. The author ends his paper reproducing a table presented by McWhirter in which the latter’s statistics are show. By this tecnique a larger 5 years survival rate is obtained.

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Published

2023-09-06

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Vieira AP. A Técnica de Mcwhirter no Tratamento do Câncer Mamário. Rev. Bras. Cancerol. [Internet]. 2023 Sep. 6 [cited 2024 Nov. 23];13(15):5-8. Available from: https://rbc.inca.gov.br/index.php/revista/article/view/4153

Issue

Vol. 13 No. 15 (1956): Dec.

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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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