Prolonged survival after repeat resection of pulmonary metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma
โ Scribed by Aramaki, Masanori ;Kawano, Katsunori ;Sasaki, Atsushi ;Matsumoto, Toshifumi ;Kai, Seiichiro ;Iwashita, Yukio ;Himeno, Yoshihisa ;Kitano, Seigo
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 923 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1166
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