## Abstract ## Background and Objectives Sentinel node (SN) biopsy is a new standard of care for axillary node staging in patients with earlyβstage, clinically nodeβnegative breast cancer. A second operation can be avoided when the results are available intraoperatively. However, there is no stand
Role of imprint cytology in the intraoperative diagnosis of pituitary adenomas
β Scribed by Nishat Afroz; Nazoora Khan; Jaseem Hassan; M. F. Huda
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 240 KB
- Volume
- 39
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 8755-1039
- DOI
- 10.1002/dc.21394
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