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ASO Author Reflections: Preoperative Nomogram Identifies Patients for Selective Omission of SLNB in Breast Cancer—to Promote Implementation of the Choosing Wisely Campaign Recommendations

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  1. The Rebecca Fortney Breast Center, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD, USA

    Hanh-Tam Tran MD & Rubie Sue Jackson MD, MPH

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article, “Ultrasound-Based Nomogram Identifies Breast Cancer Patients Unlikely to Harbor Axillary Metastasis: Towards Selective Omission of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy.” Ann Surg Oncol. 2020. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-08164-3.

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Tran, HT., Jackson, R.S. ASO Author Reflections: Preoperative Nomogram Identifies Patients for Selective Omission of SLNB in Breast Cancer—to Promote Implementation of the Choosing Wisely Campaign Recommendations. Ann Surg Oncol 27, 2687–2688 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08288-x

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