Gastrointestinal cancer metastasis and lymphatic advancement
โ Scribed by Kazuhide Kumagai; Kouji Shimizu; Noboru Yokoyama; Sadatsugu Aida; Takayuki Tanaka; Kennichi Yamagata
- Book ID
- 113049390
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 187 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1436-2813
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