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Can Positive Resection Margin of Intra-hepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Still Provide a Survival Benefit over Systemic Chemotherapy?

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  1. Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences - DIMEC, S.Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Alessandro Cucchetti, Valentina Bertuzzo & Antonio Daniele Pinna

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Cucchetti, A., Bertuzzo, V. & Pinna, A.D. Can Positive Resection Margin of Intra-hepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Still Provide a Survival Benefit over Systemic Chemotherapy?. World J Surg 39, 2965–2966 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-015-3280-5

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