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Preoperative therapy for patients with resectable squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: Are we still confused?

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  1. Department of Gastrointestinal Medical Onoclogy, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., Box 426, 77030, Houston, TX

    Jaffer A. Ajani MD

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Ajani, J.A. Preoperative therapy for patients with resectable squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus: Are we still confused?. Annals of Surgical Oncology 9, 605–606 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02574473

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