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Are patients with multiple hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer candidates for surgery?

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The synopsis was written by Petra Roberts, Associate Editor, Nature Clinical Practice.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA dangelim@mskcc.org

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  1. M D'Angelica is currently an Assistant Attending Surgeon in the Hepatobiliary Service at Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.,

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D'Angelica, M. Are patients with multiple hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer candidates for surgery?. Nat Rev Clin Oncol 4, 682–683 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncponc0961

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