Intraoperative cytology in breast cancer diagnosis: Comparison between cytologic and frozen section techniques
β Scribed by G. De Rosa; R. Boschi; A. Boscaino; G. Petrella; A. Vetrani; L. Palombini; G. Pettinato
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 945 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
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