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Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer: Does Anybody Not Need One?

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  1. Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York

    Hiram S. Cody III MD

  2. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY, 10021

    Hiram S. Cody III MD

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Cody, H.S. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy for Breast Cancer: Does Anybody Not Need One?. Ann Surg Oncol 10, 1131–1132 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1245/ASO.2003.10.905

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