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Axillary Treatment in Women With One or Two Sentinel Nodes With Macrometastases: More Evidence Is Needed to Inform Practice

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JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 32, Issue 34, Pages 3902-3902

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AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2014.57.3717

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  1. Department of Health [12/35/17] Funding Source: Medline
  2. National Institute for Health Research [12/35/17] Funding Source: researchfish

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