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ASO Author Reflections: Expectations in Axillary Lymph Node Dissections After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

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  1. Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, USA

    Betty Fan DO

  2. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Breast Surgery, Boston, USA

    Ted A. James MD

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Fan, B., James, T.A. ASO Author Reflections: Expectations in Axillary Lymph Node Dissections After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol 30, 112–113 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-022-12636-4

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