Occurrence and prognostic value of circumferential resection margin involvement for patients with rectal cancer
β Scribed by Cun Wang; Zong-guang Zhou; Yong-yang Yu; Ye Shu; Yuan Li; Lie Yang; Li Li
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 185 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0179-1958
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