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Implementing Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Programs in Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities

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Buccimazza, I. Implementing Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy Programs in Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities. World J Surg 35, 1155–1158 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-011-1040-8

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