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Editorial
. 2020 Aug 3:3:350-353.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2020.07.028. eCollection 2020 Sep.

What's in a vein?

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Editorial

What's in a vein?

Elliot Wakeam et al. JTCVS Tech. .
No abstract available

Keywords: cancer survival; circulating tumor cells; lobectomy; lung cancer.

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Modifying surgical technique without further validation of CTC changes is not warranted.

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