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A sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer patients

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  1. Department of Surgery, Keio University, School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, 160, Tokyo, Japan

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Ikeda, T. A sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer patients. Surg Today 29, 197–199 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02483005

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