European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 180-184 , February 2008

Surgeon's awareness of the synchronous liver metastases during colorectal cancer resection may affect outcome

,Accepted 19 September 2007.

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PII: S0748-7983(07)00542-2

doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2007.09.013

European Journal of Surgical Oncology
Volume 34, Issue 2 , Pages 180-184 , February 2008

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