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Editorial
. 2019 Mar;7(Suppl 1):S52.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.03.05.

Eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system: are we getting closer to the ideal classification for gastric cancer?

Karen Elizabeth Padilla-Leal  1   2 , Heriberto Medina-Franco  1
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Editorial

Eighth edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system: are we getting closer to the ideal classification for gastric cancer?

Karen Elizabeth Padilla-Leal et al. Ann Transl Med. 2019 Mar.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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