Primary Tumor Resection in Stage IV Breast Cancer: Consistent Benefit, or Consistent Bias?
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Surgical Oncology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1068-9265,1534-4681
DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9547-9