Ninety-six patients referred for radiation therapy to Washington University affiliated institutions with tumors of the extrahepatic biliary tree form the basis of this report. Patients were examined with regard to demographic factors, tumor primary site, presenting symptoms, methods of diagnosis, an
Molecular pathology of biliary tract cancers
โ Scribed by Giammarco Fava; Marco Marzioni; Antonio Benedetti; Shannon Glaser; Sharon DeMorrow; Heather Francis; Gianfranco Alpini
- Book ID
- 116334292
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 298 KB
- Volume
- 250
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3835
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