The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Page 13 , February 2010

Must we always hunt for a sentinel node?

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PII: S0960-9776(09)00169-6

doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2009.11.006

The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 1 , Page 13 , February 2010

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