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Sentinel node location and biopsy

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AU2002236490A1
AU2002236490A1 AU2002236490A AU3649002A AU2002236490A1 AU 2002236490 A1 AU2002236490 A1 AU 2002236490A1 AU 2002236490 A AU2002236490 A AU 2002236490A AU 3649002 A AU3649002 A AU 3649002A AU 2002236490 A1 AU2002236490 A1 AU 2002236490A1
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biopsy
node location
sentinel node
sentinel
location
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Fred H. Burbank
Paul Lubock
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SenoRx Inc
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SenoRx Inc
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