Pathological Examination of Sentinel Lymph Node in Breast Cancer_CHINESE JOURNAL OF BASES AND CLINICS IN GENERAL SURGERY

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 唐平 ¹ , 魏兵 ² , 杨雯娟 ² , 刘裔莎 ² , 步宏 ²

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18. Giuliano AE, Kirgan DM, Guenther JM, et al. Lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymphadenectomy for breast cancer [J]. Ann Surg, 1994; 220（3）: 391-401.
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