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Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology 7/2007

01-07-2007 | Letter to the Editor

How to Avoid Intraoperative Evaluation of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer

Author: Emmanuel Barranger, MD

Published in: Annals of Surgical Oncology | Issue 7/2007

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In a recent issue, Pugliese et al.1 contribute to the debate around the utility of intraoperative evaluation of sentinel nodes (SN) in breast cancer. We have several comments about this interesting article. …
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Metadata
Title
How to Avoid Intraoperative Evaluation of Sentinel Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer
Author
Emmanuel Barranger, MD
Publication date
01-07-2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Annals of Surgical Oncology / Issue 7/2007
Print ISSN: 1068-9265
Electronic ISSN: 1534-4681
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-007-9351-6

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