Lymphatic spread and microinvolvement in adenocarcinoma of the esophago-gastric junction
β Scribed by Paulus G. Schurr; Emre F. Yekebas; Jussuf T. Kaifi; Steffi Lasch; Tim Strate; Asad Kutup; Guel Cataldegirmen; Michael Bubenheim; Klaus Pantel; Jakob R. Izbicki
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 136 KB
- Volume
- 94
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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