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Intraoperative sentinel node assessment is a touchy subject

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  1. Department of Surgical Oncology, Princess Margaret Hospital, 610 University Ave, M5G 2M9, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    David R. McCready MD, MSc, FRCSC, FACS

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McCready, D.R. Intraoperative sentinel node assessment is a touchy subject. Annals of Surgical Oncology 9, 321–323 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02573864

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