Breast cancer among HIV-infected patients: The experience of the European Institute of Oncology
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Mattia Intra MD
Department of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Via Ripamonti, 435, 20141 Milano, Italy, Fax: +39 02 57489780.Search for more papers by this authorOreste Gentilini MD
Department of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFabricio Brenelli MD
Department of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorEduardo Malaquias Chagas MD
Department of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorUmberto Veronesi MD
Department of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorMaria Teresa Sandri MD
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Mattia Intra MD
Department of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Via Ripamonti, 435, 20141 Milano, Italy, Fax: +39 02 57489780.Search for more papers by this authorOreste Gentilini MD
Department of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorFabricio Brenelli MD
Department of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorEduardo Malaquias Chagas MD
Department of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorUmberto Veronesi MD
Department of Breast Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Search for more papers by this authorMaria Teresa Sandri MD
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
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