Patterns of neoplastic foci and lymph node micrometastasis within the mesorectum
β Scribed by Cun Wang; Zongguang Zhou; Zhao Wang; Yangchun Zheng; Gaoping Zhao; Yongyang Yu; Zhong Cheng; Daiyun Chen; Weiping Liu
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 95 KB
- Volume
- 390
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-2451
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