Magnetic nanoparticles for sentinel lymph node imaging and biopsy in breast cancer
Background Axillary nodal status is the single most important prognostic factor in breast cancer diagnosis. If cancerous cells are present, the sentinel lymph node (SLN) is the axillary lymph node that is most likely to contain metastatic disease. In early stage breast cancer, the SLN is localised (...
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King's College London (University of London)
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.631253 |