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- Title
Physical and psychological morbidity after axillary lymph node dissection for breast cancer.
- Authors
Hack, T F; Cohen, L; Katz, J; Robson, L S; Goss, P
- Abstract
Alternatives to axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) are being developed amid controversy surrounding the therapeutic benefit and overall utility of this routine surgical procedure. Although potential negative side effects associated with ALND are known, we set out to examine whether these side effects contribute significantly to patient reports of quality of life and mental health.
- Publication
Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 1999, Vol 17, Issue 1, p143
- ISSN
0732-183X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1200/JCO.1999.17.1.143