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A Prospective Study of 2-[18F] Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose/Positron Emission Tomography Scan, 99mTc-Labeled Arcitumomab (CEA-Scan), and Blind Second-Look Laparotomy for Detecting Colon Cancer Recurrence in Patients With Increasing Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels

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Libutti, S.K., Alexander, H.R., Choyke, P. et al. A Prospective Study of 2-[18F] Fluoro-2-Deoxy-D-Glucose/Positron Emission Tomography Scan, 99mTc-Labeled Arcitumomab (CEA-Scan), and Blind Second-Look Laparotomy for Detecting Colon Cancer Recurrence in Patients With Increasing Carcinoembryonic Antigen Levels. Ann Surg Oncol 8, 779–786 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10434-001-0779-9

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