Continuous intra-arterial chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin for locally advanced anaplastic carcinoma of the pancreas
โ Scribed by Frank Benedix; Cornelia Schmidt; Hans-Ulrich Schulz; Hans Lippert; Frank Meyer; Maciej Pech
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 59 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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