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Doxycycline Sclerotherapy to Manage Seroma Following Breast Cancer Surgery

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Ramkumar, A. Doxycycline Sclerotherapy to Manage Seroma Following Breast Cancer Surgery. Indian J Surg Oncol 11, 23–24 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13193-019-00982-x

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