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Sentinel Node Biopsy for Patients With DCIS: A Dangerous and Unwarranted Direction

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  1. USC/Norris Cancer Center (MJS), Los Angeles, California

    Michael D. Lagios MD & Melvin J. Silverstein MD

  2. St. Mary’s Medical Center, 450 Stanyan Street, San Francisco, California, 94117

    Michael D. Lagios MD

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Lagios, M.D., Silverstein, M.J. Sentinel Node Biopsy for Patients With DCIS: A Dangerous and Unwarranted Direction. Ann Surg Oncol 8, 275–277 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10434-001-0275-2

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