Removal of two sentinel nodes accurately stages the axilla in breast cancer
โ Scribed by R. J. Kennedy; J. Kollias; P. G. Gill; M. Bochner; B. J. Coventry; G. Farshid
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 89 KB
- Volume
- 90
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.4298
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