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Retraction Note: breast cancer surgery in elderly patients: postoperative complications and survival

BMC Surgery volume 15, Article number: 2 (2015) Cite this article

The Original Article was published on 08 October 2013

This article [1] has been retracted by the authors due to significant overlap with a previous publication [2]. Giuseppe Rengo and Gennaro Pagano were not involved in the study and were introduced into the author list by the corresponding author. All authors, including Giuseppe Rengo and Gennaro Pagano, have subsequently agree that they did not qualify for authorship. The remaining authors apologize for any inconvenience caused.

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  1. Department of Biomedical, Surgical and Dental Sciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

    Nicola Rocco

  2. Department of General Surgery, Cardinale Ascalesi Hospital - ASL NA1, Naples, Italy

    Corrado Rispoli

  3. Department of Translational Medical Sciences, University “Federico II” of Naples, Naples, Italy

    Giuseppe Rengo & Gennaro Pagano

  4. Department of General, Geriatric, Oncologic Surgery and Advanced Technologies, University “Federico II” of Naples, Naples, Italy

    Rita Compagna, Michele Danzi, Antonello Accurso & Bruno Amato

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Rocco, N., Rispoli, C., Rengo, G. et al. Retraction Note: breast cancer surgery in elderly patients: postoperative complications and survival. BMC Surg 15, 2 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2482-15-2

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