Is axillary lymph node dissection necessary in routine management of breast cancer? No

Breast Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 246-260

  Cady, Blake ^a,b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c WOMEN AND INFANTS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030884707     PISSN: 1075122X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-4741.1997.tb00180.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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