Lymph node micrometastases in patients with adenocarcinoma of the esophagogastric junction
โ Scribed by Luigi Bonavina; Stefano Ferrero; Valeria Midolo; Roberto Buffa; Bruno Cesana; Alberto Peracchia
- Book ID
- 108488134
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 926 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-255X
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