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Dr. Alexandre Mendonça Munhoz is consultant to Allergan Corporations and Establishment Labs. None of the remaining authors have any financial disclosures.
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Munhoz, A.M., Gemperli, R. & Filassi, J.R. Oncoplastic surgery with omental flap reconstruction: a study of 200 cases. Breast Cancer Res Treat 163, 407–409 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-017-4193-9
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