The Potential Value of Intraoperative Imprint Cytology of Axillary Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer Patients

American Surgeon

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 86-91

  Cserni, Gábor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; METHODOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FROZEN SECTIONS; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 0035229064     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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