Sentinel Node Metastasis in Patients with Breast Carcinoma Accurately Predicts Immunohistochemically Detectable Nonsentinel Node Metastasis
โ Scribed by Kyo U. Chu; Roderick R. Turner; Nora M. Hansen; Meghan B. Brennan; Armando E. Giuliano
- Book ID
- 106332787
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 43 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
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