Prognostic significance of extracapsular lymph node involvement in patients with adenocarcinoma of the ampulla of Vater
โ Scribed by N. A. van der Gaag; F. J. W. ten Kate; S. M. Lagarde; O. R. C. Busch; T. M. van Gulik; D. J. Gouma
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 487 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.6076
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