The sentinel node for staging breast cancer: Current review

Breast Cancer

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 233-236

  Krag, David N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Lymph node; Sentinel

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001294886     PISSN: 13406868     EISSN: 18804233     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02967176     Document Type: Review

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