Extracapsular Extension in Positive Axillary Lymph Nodes in Female Breast Cancer Patients
β Scribed by Heidi Stranzl; Ramona Mayer; Petra Ofner; Florentia Peintinger; Ulrike Prettenhofer; Arnulf Hackl
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- German
- Weight
- 239 KB
- Volume
- 180
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-7158
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