A Comparison of Ipsilateral Upper Limb Sensory Changes after Mastectomy Alone and Mastectomy with Immediate Breast Reconstruction
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Kim, Jeong Min
(Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School)
Yoo, Sung In (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) Kim, Eui Sik (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) Hwang, Jae Ha (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) Kim, Kwang Seog (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) Lee, Sam Yong (Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School) |
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