MS17.05 Controversies in Pathologic Staging
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[Controversies in the new TNM staging system].
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Oncology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1556-0864
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.381