The number of lymph node metastases influences survival and International Union Against Cancer tumor–node–metastasis classification for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
✍ Scribed by H-L. Zhang; L-Q. Chen; R-L. Liu; Y-T. Shi; M. He; X-L. Meng; S-X. Bai; Y-M. Ping
- Book ID
- 108982226
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 209 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1120-8694
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