Effect of the use of vital dye, lymphoscintigraphy, or a combination for axillary lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer
✍ Scribed by Giovanni d’Eredita; Gabriella Serio; Marino Mele; Carmela Giardina; Martino Martellotta; Filippo Ferrarese
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 351 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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