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Letter to the Editor of Annals of Surgical Oncology concerning “Is Choosing Wisely Wise for Lobular Carcinoma in Patients over 70 Years of Age? A National Cancer Database Analysis of Sentinel Node Practice Patterns”

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  1. Department of Surgery, Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCSF Helen, San Francisco, USA

    Rita A. Mukhtar MD & Kirithiga Ramalingam MD

  2. Division of Hematology/Oncology, Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCSF Helen, San Francisco, USA

    Laura Huppert MD

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Mukhtar, R.A., Huppert, L. & Ramalingam, K. Letter to the Editor of Annals of Surgical Oncology concerning “Is Choosing Wisely Wise for Lobular Carcinoma in Patients over 70 Years of Age? A National Cancer Database Analysis of Sentinel Node Practice Patterns”. Ann Surg Oncol 31, 401–402 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-14474-4

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