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Editorial
. 2017 Aug;9(8):2283-2285.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.07.69.

Tumor spread through air space (STAS) is an important predictor of clinical outcome in stage IA lung adenocarcinoma

Hui-Zi Chen  1   2   3 , Erin M Bertino  1   2 , Kai He  1   2
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Tumor spread through air space (STAS) is an important predictor of clinical outcome in stage IA lung adenocarcinoma

Hui-Zi Chen et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Aug.
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