The prognostic significance of lymph node size in patients with squamous esophageal cancer
โ Scribed by Dipok Kumar Dhar; Mitsuo Tachibana; Naoko Kinukawa; Maruyama Riruke; Hitoshi Kohno; Alex G. Little; Naofumi Nagasue
- Book ID
- 110561325
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 629 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1068-9265
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