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Avoiding Axillary Management Pitfalls After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology, Indiana University Health, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    Betty Fan DO

  2. Department of Surgery, Breast Care Center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA

    Ted James MD, MHCM

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Fan, B., James, T. Avoiding Axillary Management Pitfalls After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 7265–7266 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-12147-2

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