The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 4 , Pages 512-518 , October 2008

Immediate latissimus dorsi miniflap volume replacement for partial mastectomy: use of intra-operative frozen sections to confirm negative margins

Presented at the American Society of Breast Surgeons Meeting, New York, NY, April 30-May 4, 2008.

Received 10 April 2008 ,Revised 1 June 2008

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PII: S0002-9610(08)00524-2

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2008.06.026

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 196, Issue 4 , Pages 512-518 , October 2008

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