Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 5 , Pages 758-762 , November 2008

Value of Intraoperative Examination of Axillary Sentinel Nodes in Carcinoma of the Breast

  • Gordon F. Schwartz, MD, MBA, FACS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Gordon F Schwartz, MD, FACS, Jefferson Medical College, The Jefferson Bldg, Ste 510, 1015 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19107
    • ,
  • Lauren S. Krill, MD

      Affiliations

    • Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Juan P. Palazzo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA
    • ,
  • Abhijit Dasgupta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Biostatistics, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA

Received 18 May 2008 ,Revised 24 June 2008 ,Accepted 25 June 2008.

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PII: S1072-7515(08)00998-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2008.06.341

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 207, Issue 5 , Pages 758-762 , November 2008

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