Seminars in Oncology
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 183-191 , April 2002

Cryotherapy in the treatment of liver metastases from colorectal cancer

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☆ Address reprint requests to Thanjavur S. Ravikumar, MD, FACS, Professor and Chairman, Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E 210th St, Bronx, NY 10467-2490.

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doi: 10.1053/sonc.2002.31674

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 183-191 , April 2002

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