Significance of lymph node micrometastasis in pN0 hilar bile duct carcinoma
β Scribed by K. Taniguchi; M. Tabata; T. Iida; T. Hori; S. Yagi; S. Uemoto
- Book ID
- 116442577
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 222 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0748-7983
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