A Novel Finding of Sentinel Lymphatic Channels in Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients: Which May Influence Detection Rate and False-Negative Rate of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Minghai Wang; Wenbin Zhou; Yingchun Zhao; Tiansong Xia; Xiaoming Zha; Qiang Ding; Xiaoan Liu; Yi Zhao; Lijun Ling; Lin Chen; Shui Wang

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051226

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A Novel Finding of Sentinel Lymphatic Channels in Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients: Which May Influence Detection Rate and False-Negative Rate of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Minghai Wang ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Minghai Wang, Wenbin Zhou, Yingchun Zhao

Affiliations Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, Department of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Yijishan Hospital with Wannan Medical College, Wuhu, Anhui, China
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Wenbin Zhou ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Minghai Wang, Wenbin Zhou, Yingchun Zhao

Affiliation Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Yingchun Zhao ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Minghai Wang, Wenbin Zhou, Yingchun Zhao

Affiliation Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Tiansong Xia,

Affiliation Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Xiaoming Zha,

Affiliation Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Qiang Ding,

Affiliation Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Xiaoan Liu,

Affiliation Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Yi Zhao,

Affiliation Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Lijun Ling,

Affiliation Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Lin Chen,

Affiliation Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Shui Wang

* E-mail: ws0801@hotmail.com

Affiliation Department of Breast Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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A Novel Finding of Sentinel Lymphatic Channels in Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients: Which May Influence Detection Rate and False-Negative Rate of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy

Minghai Wang,
Wenbin Zhou,
Yingchun Zhao,
Tiansong Xia,
Xiaoming Zha,
Qiang Ding,
Xiaoan Liu,
Yi Zhao,
Lijun Ling,
Lin Chen

Published: December 4, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051226

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