The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 187, Issue 6 , Pages 705-712 , June 2004

Port site metastases

  • Myriam J Curet, M.D., F.A.C.S.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery H3680, Stanford Hospitals and Clinics, 300 Pasteur Dr., Stanford, CA 94305, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-650-736-1613; fax: +1-650-725-0791

Received 11 April 2003 ,Revised 17 October 2003

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doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2003.10.015

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 187, Issue 6 , Pages 705-712 , June 2004

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