Palliative treatment and the role of surgical resection in gastric cancer

Digestive Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 174-180

  Karpeh, Martin S ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gastric adenocarcinoma; Noncurative resection; Palliation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880554744     PISSN: 02534886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000351177     Document Type: Review

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