Background and Objectives: Sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy is not usually performed with respect to the internal mammary lymph node chain. However, the SLN may be located in the internal mammary chain, particularly with medial lesions. We carried out this study to investigate whether lymphatic mapp
Pro and con of internal mammary lymph node assessment for breast cancer
โ Scribed by Walter Lawrence; Jr.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 26 KB
- Volume
- 79
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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