Axillary web syndrome after sentinel node biopsy

Breast Care

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 277-278

  Aydogan, Fatih ^a   Belli, Ahmet Korkut ^a   Baghaki, Semih ^a   Karabulut, Kagan ^a   Tahan, Gulgun ^a   Uras, Cihan ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Axillary surgery; Axillary web syndrome; Sentinel node biopsy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY WEB SYNDROME; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JOINT FUNCTION; MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENTINEL LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; SYNDROME;

EID: 51849090088     PISSN: 16613791     EISSN: 16613805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000145384     Document Type: Article

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