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Makino, T., Hara, T. & Doki, Y. ASO Author Reflections: Peritumoral Lymphatic Vessels as a Predictor of Response to Chemotherapy and Survival in Esophageal Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 27, 3770–3771 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08487-6
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