## Abstract The internal mammary lymph node chain has been studied in patients with breast cancer by radioiosotope imaging. The technique enabled the study of lymph node function in an area inaccessible to clinical examination or lymphography. Thirty-four patients with breast cancer have been stud
The role of internal mammary lymph node metastases in the management of breast cancer
โ Scribed by Masakuni Noguchi; Koichiro Tsugawa; Takao Taniya; Koichi Miwa
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 875 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1340-6868
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