Intra-mammary lymph nodes, an overlooked breast cancer prognostic tool?
Abstract Background Due to the high variability of incidence and prevalence of intra-mammary lymph nodes (IMLNs), they might be overlooked during clinical and radiological examinations. Properly characterizing pathological IMLNs and detecting the factors that might influence their prevalence in diff...
Main Authors: | Tarek Hashem, Ahmed Abdelmoez, Ahmed Mohamed Rozeka, Hazem Abdelazeem |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-04-01
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Series: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-021-02219-0 |
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