Detection of micrometastases in sentinel node navigation surgery for gastric cancer
โ Scribed by Shigehiro Yanagita; Shoji Natsugoe; Yoshikazu Uenosono; Takaaki Arigami; Hideo Arima; Tsutomu Kozono; Yawara Funasako; Katsuhiko Ehi; Akihiro Nakajo; Sumiya Ishigami; Takashi Aikou
- Book ID
- 113922267
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 277 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0960-7404
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