Relevance of lymph node metastasis along the superior mesenteric vein in gastric cancer
β Scribed by J. Y. An; K. H. Pak; K. Inaba; J.-H. Cheong; W. J. Hyung; S. H. Noh
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 115 KB
- Volume
- 98
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0007-1323
- DOI
- 10.1002/bjs.7414
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