Impact of internal mammary lymph node drainage identified by preoperative lymphoscintigraphy on outcomes in patients with stage I to III breast cancer.

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Published in Cancer on May 30, 2012

Authors

Amanda L Kong1, Welela Tereffe, Kelly K Hunt, Min Yi, Taewoo Kang, Kimberly Weatherspoon, Elizabeth A Mittendorf, Isabelle Bedrosian, Rosa F Hwang, Gildy V Babiera, Thomas A Buchholz, Funda Meric-Bernstam

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1: Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas 77030, USA

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