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The Surgical Approach for Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumors

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Minimally Invasive Tumor Therapies

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Schumacher, G., Eisele, R., Spinelli, A., Neuhaus, P. (2006). The Surgical Approach for Radiofrequency Ablation of Liver Tumors. In: Stroszczynski, C. (eds) Minimally Invasive Tumor Therapies. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 167. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg . https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-28137-1_4

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