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Cranial metastases: first sign of colorectal cancer. Is the resection of the primary non-complicated tumour indicated when the metastases have been resected?

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  1. Department of Digestive Surgery Coloproctology Unit, University Hospital of Getafe, Getafe, Madrid, Spain

    Jaime Ruiz-Tovar, Áurea Tartas, José Luis Ramos, Javier Miramón & Manuel Limones

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    Jaime Ruiz-Tovar

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Ruiz-Tovar, J., Tartas, Á., Ramos, J.L. et al. Cranial metastases: first sign of colorectal cancer. Is the resection of the primary non-complicated tumour indicated when the metastases have been resected?. Clin Transl Oncol 12, 154–155 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/S12094-010-0482-z

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