In this prospective study, axillary clearance specimens from consecutive routine mastectomies and wide excisions for carcinoma were divided into three segments by sutures in the theatre: apical (furthest from the tumour), mid and basal (nearest to the tumour) segments. Each specimen was then randomi
Surgical treatment of carcinoma of the breast: IV. prognosis according to extent of involvement of the axillary lymph nodes
โ Scribed by Yeu-Tsu N.(Margaret) Lee; Linda S. Chan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1984
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 570 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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