Detection of occult tumor cells in resected lymph nodes of patients with stage I carcinoma and its clinicopathological significance
β Scribed by Zhaolun Chen; Xiaomei Lu; Rong Hung; Yin Li; Gulinaer; Baoyin Shen; Alistair J Cochran; Wen D-R; Walter F. Coulson
- Publisher
- Chinese Anti-Cancer Association
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 701 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1000-9604
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