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Sentinel node biopsy and selective lymph node clearance—impact on regional control and survival in breast cancer and melanoma

✍ Scribed by Omgo E. Nieweg; Maartje C. van Rijk; Renato A. Valdés Olmos; Cornelis A. Hoefnagel

Publisher
Springer
Year
2005
Tongue
English
Weight
71 KB
Volume
32
Category
Article
ISSN
0340-6997

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