Symptomatic Axillary Seroma after Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Incidence and Treatment

Jinny Gunn; Tammeza Gibson; Zhuo Li; Nancy Diehl; Sanjay Bagaria; Sarah McLaughlin

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Symptomatic Axillary Seroma after Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Incidence and Treatment

Jinny Gunn Tammeza Gibson Zhuo Li

Nancy Diehl Sanjay Bagaria Sarah McLaughlin

Annals of Surgical Oncology Vol. 23 No. 10 pp. 3347-3353 · Springer Science and Business Media LLC

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Jinny Gunn, Tammeza Gibson, Zhuo Li, et al. (2016). Symptomatic Axillary Seroma after Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy: Incidence and Treatment. Annals of Surgical Oncology, 23(10), 3347-3353. https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-016-5398-6

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