Hepatobiliary Cancers

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Volume/Issue:
Volume 7: Issue 4
Online Publication Date:
Apr 2009
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2009.0027
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Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Apr 2009
Online Publication Date:
Apr 2009
Keywords:
NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines; hepatocellular carcinoma; hepatitis; cirrhosis; surgical resection; gallbladder cancer; cholangiocarcinomas; transplantation; tumor ablation; chemoembolization; chemotherapy; biologic therapy
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