Validation of Subareolar and Periareolar Injection Techniques for Breast Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy
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Validation of subareolar and periareolar injection techniques for breast sentinel lymph node biopsy.
HYPOTHESIS Subareolar or periareolar injection of radioactive technetium sulfur colloid is equivalent to other injection techniques for breast cancer sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy. DESIGN AND SETTING Prospective, multicenter clinical trial. PATIENTS A total of 3961 individuals with clinical stage I and II breast cancer. INTERVENTIONS All patients underwent attempted SLN biopsy followed...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Surgery
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0004-0010
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.139.6.614