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The Eternally Enigmatic Axilla: Further Controversy About Axillary Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer

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  1. Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville–J. Graham Brown Cancer Center, 315 East Broadway, Louisville, Kentucky

    Kelly M. McMasters MD, PhD

  2. Division of Surgical Oncology, University of Louisville–J. Graham Brown Cancer Center, 315 East Broadway, Louisville, KY, 40202

    Kelly M. McMasters MD, PhD

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McMasters, K.M. The Eternally Enigmatic Axilla: Further Controversy About Axillary Lymph Nodes in Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 10, 1128–1130 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1245/ASO.2003.10.917

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