Controversies in sentinel lymph node biopsy for breast cancer

Cancer Biotherapy and Radiopharmaceuticals

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-233

  Jeffrey, Stefanie S ^a   Jones, Sunita B ^a   Smith, Kenneth L ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER CYTODIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0033868596     PISSN: 10849785     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/108497800414310     Document Type: Review

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