The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 184, Issue 4 , Pages 353-355 , October 2002

A prospective review of the decline of excisional breast biopsy

Presented at the Third Annual Meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, Boston, Massachusetts, April 24–28, 2002

  • Joseph P Crowe Jr., M.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-216-445-7904; fax: +1-216-445-7653
    • The Cleveland Clinic Breast Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, A10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • Alice Rim, M.D.

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    • The Cleveland Clinic Breast Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, A10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • Rebecca Patrick, M.A.

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    • The Cleveland Clinic Breast Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, A10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • Lisa Rybicki, M.S.

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    • The Cleveland Clinic Breast Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, A10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • Sharon Grundfest, M.D.

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    • The Cleveland Clinic Breast Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, A10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • Julian Kim, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Breast Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, A10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • Katherine Lee, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Breast Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, A10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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  • Lawrence Levy, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • The Cleveland Clinic Breast Center, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, A10, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA

Received 6 May 2002 ,Revised 27 May 2002

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The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 184, Issue 4 , Pages 353-355 , October 2002

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