Thomas J
Occult breast carcinoma presenting with axillary lymph node metastases: follow-up of eleven patients
β Scribed by Kinya Matsuoka; Shozo Ohsumi; Shigemitsu Takashima; Toshiaki Saeki; Kenjiro Aogi; Koichi Mandai
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 495 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1340-6868
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