Seminars in Oncology
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 107-118 , April 2002

Surgical treatment of liver metastases

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☆ Address reprint requests to Elin R. Sigurdson, MD, PhD, Department of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, 7701 Burholme Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111.

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doi: 10.1053/sonc.2002.31676

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 107-118 , April 2002

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