Marie Fernicola Pennanen M.D.
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
3800 Reservoir Rd Nw Washington DC, 20007About
Dr. Marie Pennanen is a surgical oncologist practicing in Washington, DC. Dr. Pennanen specializes in diagnosing, staging and treating cancer-related symptoms. Surgical oncologists also decide if the patient is a candidate for surgery or other cancer treatments based on certain factors such as age, physical fitness and other possible coexisting medical conditions
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Vincent van Gogh: what do his letters suggest about his diagnosis?
- Experience with reduction mammaplasty combined with breast conservation therapy in the treatment of breast cancer.
- The use of an advance directive in consultation-liaison psychiatry: a case report.
- Elastography of breast lesions: initial clinical results.
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