Optimizing the Localization Dimension of Targeted Axillary Dissection: Beyond Sentinel Node Mapping Localization in TAD

Çağrı Akalın (1)
(1) Department of General Surgery, Ordu University Training and Research Hospital, Ordu, Turkey, Turkey

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Çağrı Akalın
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Akalın Çağrı. Optimizing the Localization Dimension of Targeted Axillary Dissection: Beyond Sentinel Node Mapping: Localization in TAD. Arch Breast Cancer [Internet]. [cited 2026 Jun. 10];13(3). Available from: https://www.archbreastcancer.com/index.php/abc/article/view/1295

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