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De-Escalating Axillary Surgery in Select Patients With Clinically Palpable Nodal Disease

JAMA Surgery 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.1258

May 06, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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Corresponding Author: Tari A. King, MD, Division of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, 1365 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30322 (taking7@emory.edu).

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