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Primary Tumor Resection in Colorectal Cancer with Unresectable Synchronous Metastasis: Time to Reconsider the Role of the Surgeon

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    Tsuyoshi Konishi MD, PhD & Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas MD

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Konishi, T., Rodriguez-Bigas, M.A. Primary Tumor Resection in Colorectal Cancer with Unresectable Synchronous Metastasis: Time to Reconsider the Role of the Surgeon. Ann Surg Oncol 29, 1–3 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-021-10949-4

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