Sentinel Lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: How many nodes should we remove?
โ Scribed by Roslyn Pursell; J. Gill; R. Lovegrove; K. Naessens; T. Cominos; C. McCormick
- Book ID
- 116443696
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 39 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0748-7983
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