Is axillary dissection necessary after positive sentinel node biopsy? Yes!

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 8, Issue 9 SUPPL., 2001, Pages 74-76

  Morrow, M ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Axillary dissection; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 0034778803     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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