Cryosurgery causes a profound reduction in tumor markers in hepatoma and noncolorectal hepatic metastases

American Surgeon

Volumn 63, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 796-800

  Bilchik, Anton J ^b   Sarantou, Terry ^b   Wardlaw, James C ^b   Ramming, Kenneth P ^a  

^a Centry City Doctors Hospital   (United States)

^b JOHN WAYNE CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUMOR MARKER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLON CARCINOMA; CRYOSURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER METASTASIS; MALE; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030804557     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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