Intramammary sentinel lymph nodes: What is the clinical significance?

Annals of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1273-1274

  Cox, Charles E ^a   Cox, John M ^a   Ramos, Daniel ^a   Meade, Tammi L ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

AXILLA; BREAST NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; PROGNOSIS; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY;

EID: 41549113296     PISSN: 10689265     EISSN: 15344681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9769-x     Document Type: Editorial

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