European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 272-280 , March 2008

Pushing back the frontiers of resectability in liver cancer surgery

,Accepted 20 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.07.201

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 272-280 , March 2008

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