Surgical Technique can Prevent Arm Lymphoedema After Level III Clearance for Breast Cancer
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Diagnosing breast cancer-related lymphoedema in the arm
Research Assistant; Russell Mellor is Research Assistant; Peter Mortimer is Professor of Dermatological Medicine, Division of Cardiac and Vascular Sciences (Dermatology); Rodney Levick is Professor of Physiology, Division of Basic Medical Sciences (Physiology) all at St George’s, University of London *These authors contributed equally to this work Lymphoedema of the arm is acknowledged as a ser...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nepal Medical College Journal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2676-1424,2676-1319
DOI: 10.3126/nmcj.v21i3.26460