Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 129-134 , April 2005

Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy: A surgical perspective

  • Ronald N. Kaleya, MD (FACS)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Ronald Kaleya, MD, 440 East 79th Street, New York, NY 10021.
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  • Jason T. Heckman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.
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  • Michael Most, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY.
    • ,
  • Jonathan S. Zager, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY.

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PII: S0001-2998(04)00076-5

doi: 10.1053/j.semnuclmed.2004.11.004

Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 129-134 , April 2005

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