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Editorial
. 2007 Dec;14(12):3285-7.
doi: 10.1245/s10434-007-9547-9. Epub 2007 Sep 22.

Primary tumor resection in stage IV breast cancer: consistent benefit, or consistent bias?

Seema A Khan
Editorial

Primary tumor resection in stage IV breast cancer: consistent benefit, or consistent bias?

Seema A Khan. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007 Dec.
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