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Neoadjuvant Therapy for cT2N0M0 Rectal Cancer?

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  1. Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, UChicago Medicine, 5841 S. Maryland Ave, MC 5095, S217, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA

    Gustavo A. Rubio, Roger D. Hurst, Konstantin Umanskiy, Benjamin D. Shogan, Neil Hyman & Kinga Skowron Olortegui

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Rubio, G.A., Hurst, R.D., Umanskiy, K. et al. Neoadjuvant Therapy for cT2N0M0 Rectal Cancer?. J Gastrointest Surg 26, 479–482 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11605-021-05125-8

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