Patterns of recurrence in adenocarcinoma of the rectum and rectosigmoid treated with surgery alone: Implications in treatment planning with adjuvant radiation therapy
β Scribed by William M. Mendenhall; Rodney R. Million; William W. Pfaff
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 955 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0360-3016
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