The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 532-537 , December 2010

Surgical specimen ultrasound: Is it able to predict the status of resection margins after breast-conserving surgery?

Received 17 March 2010 ,Revised 19 May 2010 ,Accepted 4 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.breast.2010.06.001

The Breast
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 532-537 , December 2010

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