Prognostic effect of lymph node micrometastasis in patients with histologically node-negative gastric cancer
β Scribed by Kazuhiro Yasuda; Yosuke Adachi; Norio Shiraishi; Masafumi Inomata; Hiroaki Takeuchi; Seigo Kitano
- Book ID
- 110561306
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 379 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
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