Intraoperative ultrasound guided breast surgery: paving the way for personalized surgery

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Martin Espinosa-Bravo et al. Gland Surg. 2016 Jun.

. 2016 Jun;5(3):366-8.

doi: 10.21037/gs.2016.03.06.

¹ Breast Surgical Oncology, Breast Cancer Center, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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