EUSOMA and NCCN should include clinical staging after neoadjuvant therapy as a quality indicator for treatment
Wiebren Tjalma1, Dagmar Plasmans1, Inge Verslegers1
1Multidisciplinary Breast Clinic, Antwerp University Hospital, Drie Eikenstraat 655, 2650, Edegem, Belgium; Faculty of Medicine, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium.
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