The value of breast lumpectomy margin assessment as a predictor of residual tumor burden in ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast
โ Scribed by Andrew C. Neuschatz; Thomas DiPetrillo; Margaret Steinhoff; Homa Safaii; Michael Yunes; Marcia Landa; Maureen Chung; Blake Cady; David E. Wazer
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 81 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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