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. 2013;18(5):638.
doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0034. Epub 2013 Apr 26.

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Marco Tampellini, Francesco Ardissone, Giorgio Vittorio Scagliotti
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Marco Tampellini et al. Oncologist. 2013.

Abstract

This response to Migliore et al. further discusses the surgical resection of patients with lung metastases from colorectal cancers.

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