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Case Reports
. 2019 Jan;143(1):251e-252e.
doi: 10.1097/PRS.0000000000005157.

Intercostal Artery Perforator Flap for Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer in Post-Breast Cancer Upper Extremity Lymphedema

James M Economides  1 , Michael V DeFazio, Kenneth L Fan, David H Song
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Case Reports

Intercostal Artery Perforator Flap for Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer in Post-Breast Cancer Upper Extremity Lymphedema

James M Economides et al. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2019 Jan.
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