Number of Lymph Node Metastases Is a Significant Prognostic Factor in Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
โ Scribed by Takahito Nakagawa; Toshiya Kamiyama; Nobuaki Kurauchi; Michiaki Matsushita; Kazuaki Nakanishi; Hirofumi Kamachi; Takeaki Kudo; Satoru Todo
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 108 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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