The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 6 , Pages 850-853 , June 2008

Intraoperative identification of sentinel lymph nodes by near-infrared fluorescence imaging in patients with breast cancer

  • Nobumi Tagaya, M.D., Ph.D.

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    • Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +011-81-282-87-2158; fax: +1-81-282-86-6317.
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  • Rie Yamazaki, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Aya Nakagawa, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Akihito Abe, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Kiyoshige Hamada, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Keiichi Kubota, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Second Department of Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan
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  • Tetsunari Oyama, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Dokkyo University School of Medicine, Mibu, Tochigi, Japan

Received 25 March 2006 ,Revised 19 February 2007

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00063-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2007.02.032

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 195, Issue 6 , Pages 850-853 , June 2008

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