Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 201-210 , May 2010

ACR Appropriateness Criteria®: Rectal Cancer—Metastatic Disease at Presentation

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Current Problems in Cancer
Volume 34, Issue 3 , Pages 201-210 , May 2010

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