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The Lymphatic Anatomy of the Breast and Its Implications for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: A Human Cadaver Study

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  1. Department of Surgery, The Netherlands Cancer Institute/Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    Omgo E. Nieweg MD, PhD

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Nieweg, O.E. The Lymphatic Anatomy of the Breast and Its Implications for Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: A Human Cadaver Study. Ann Surg Oncol 15, 2347 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-008-9995-x

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