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The sentinel node in cervical cancer: scintigraphy and laparoscopic gamma probe-guided biopsy

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  1. Department of Gynaecology, Medical University of Gdańsk, Kliniczna 1A, Gdańsk, Poland

    D. Wydra & S. Sawicki

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical University of Gdańsk, Kliniczna 1A, Gdańsk, Poland

    T. Bandurski

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Wydra, D., Sawicki, S. & Bandurski, T. The sentinel node in cervical cancer: scintigraphy and laparoscopic gamma probe-guided biopsy. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 32, 720–721 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00259-005-1765-4

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