Intraoperative Pathologic Evaluation of a Breast Cancer Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy as a Determinant for Synchronous Axillary Lymph Node Dissection
β Scribed by John M. Kane; Stephen B. Edge; Janet S. Winston; Nancy Watroba; Thelma C. Hurd
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 8
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
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