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ASO Author Reflections: Axillary Surgery for Node-Positive Mastectomy Patients

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Sara Gaines MD

  2. Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA

    Katharine Yao MD

  3. Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Katharine Yao MD

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Sara Gaines and Katharine Yao have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article “Axillary Surgery for Early-Stage, Node-Positive Mastectomy Patients and the Use of Postmastectomy Chest Wall Radiation Therapy”, Ann Surg Oncol. 2018;25:2220–2228. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6409-6.

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Gaines, S., Yao, K. ASO Author Reflections: Axillary Surgery for Node-Positive Mastectomy Patients. Ann Surg Oncol 25 (Suppl 3), 654–655 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-6906-7

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