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In Reply–The Lymphatic Anatomy of the Breast and its Implications for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: A Human Cadaver Study

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  1. Jack Brockhoff Reconstructive Plastic Surgery Research Unit, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Melbourne, E533, Medical Building, Grattan Street, Parkville, 3050, VIC, Australia

    Hiroo Suami MD, PhD, Wei-Ren Pan MD & G. Ian Taylor MD, FRACS

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Suami, H., Pan, WR. & Taylor, G.I. In Reply–The Lymphatic Anatomy of the Breast and its Implications for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: A Human Cadaver Study. Ann Surg Oncol 15, 2348–2349 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-008-9991-1

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