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ASO Author Reflections: Margin Positivity Following Esophageal Cancer Resection is Associated with Treatment Decisions

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  1. Department of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center, Northwestern University, Chicago, USA

    Cary Jo R. Schlick MD & David J. Bentrem MD, MS

  2. Surgery Service, Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA

    David J. Bentrem MD, MS

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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article, “Margin Positivity in Resectable Esophageal Cancer: Are there Modifiable Risk Factors?” Ann Surg Oncol. (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-08176-z.

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Schlick, C.J.R., Bentrem, D.J. ASO Author Reflections: Margin Positivity Following Esophageal Cancer Resection is Associated with Treatment Decisions. Ann Surg Oncol 27, 1508–1509 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-019-08180-3

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