Prognostic significance of immunohistochemically detected lymph node micrometastases in pT0N0 esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
โ Scribed by Yin-Kai Chao; Chi-Ju Yeh; Wen-Yu Chuang; Kang-Hsing Fan; Ming-Ju Hsieh; Yen Chu; Ann-Joy Cheng; Hui-Ping Liu
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 75 KB
- Volume
- 100
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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