The sentinel node and breast cancer

British Journal of Surgery

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-2

  Veronesi, U ^a  

^a EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCINTIGRAPHY;

EID: 0032921111     PISSN: 00071323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2168.1999.00984.x     Document Type: Article

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