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The Role of Liver Resection for Patients with Liver and Unresectable Lung Colorectal Metastases (LUNA)

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  1. Surgical Oncology Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Tahsin M. Khan MD, Emily A. Verbus MD, Shahyan U. Rehman BS & Jonathan M. Hernandez MD

  2. Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

    Yun Shin Chun MD

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Khan, T.M., Verbus, E.A., Rehman, S.U. et al. The Role of Liver Resection for Patients with Liver and Unresectable Lung Colorectal Metastases (LUNA). Ann Surg Oncol 28, 4102–4103 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10109-8

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