Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 172-176 , April 2008

Surgical Management of Metastatic Disease to the Adrenal Gland

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2007.12.006

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 172-176 , April 2008

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