Synchronous small and large bowel cancer developing after pelvic irradiation.
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چکیده
This case report supports the belief that there is a causal relationship between therapeutic radiation and subsequent bowel malignancy.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Gut
دوره 29 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1988