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ASO Author Reflections: Avoiding Overtreatment: Benefits of Selective Use of Frozen Sections Among cN0 Breast Cancer Patients Having Upfront Mastectomy

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  1. Breast Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 300 East 66th Street, New York, NY, 10065, USA

    Austin D. Williams MD, MSEd & Anita Mamtani MD

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Williams, A.D., Mamtani, A. ASO Author Reflections: Avoiding Overtreatment: Benefits of Selective Use of Frozen Sections Among cN0 Breast Cancer Patients Having Upfront Mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 8044–8045 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-12333-2

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