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Editorial
. 2011 Nov;2(11):822.
doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.349.

Circulating tumor cells in the cerebrospinal fluid: "tapping" into diagnostic and predictive potential

Bishoy Faltas
Editorial

Circulating tumor cells in the cerebrospinal fluid: "tapping" into diagnostic and predictive potential

Bishoy Faltas. Oncotarget. 2011 Nov.
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