The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 625-628 , May 2010

Recurrence rates in breast cancer patients with false-negative intraoperative evaluation of sentinel lymph nodes

  • Angie R. Taras, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Swedish Cancer Institute, Swedish Medical Center, 1221 Madison Ave., Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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  • Nyle A. Hendrickson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Swedish Cancer Institute, Swedish Medical Center, 1221 Madison Ave., Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
    • ,
  • Kimberly A. Lowe, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Exponenta, Inc., Bellevue, WA, USA
    • ,
  • Mary Atwood, C.T.R.

      Affiliations

    • Swedish Cancer Institute, Swedish Medical Center, 1221 Madison Ave., Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
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  • J. David Beatty, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Swedish Cancer Institute, Swedish Medical Center, 1221 Madison Ave., Suite 400, Seattle, WA 98104, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-206-215-6400; fax: +1-206-215-6401

Received 6 November 2009 ,Revised 21 January 2010

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PII: S0002-9610(10)00043-7

doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2010.01.009

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages 625-628 , May 2010

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