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Original Papers

Chylous Leak: A Rare Complication after Axillary Lymph Node Dissection

G.L.F. CaluweMultidisciplinary Breast Centre, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.View further author information
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M.-R.G.S. ChristiaensMultidisciplinary Breast Centre, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium.
Pages 217-218 | Published online: 14 Mar 2016

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