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Radiochemotherapy of Liver Metastases from Breast Cancer: Review of Literature and Personal Experience

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Advances in Abdominal Surgery 2002

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Breast cancer, like several other solid tumors, has the capacity to metastasize to the liver, with a dismal prognosis.

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    Cefaro G. Ausili, L. Nardone, G. Marmiroli, S. Manfrida & G. Salvi

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Ausili, C.G., Nardone, L., Marmiroli, G., Manfrida, S., Salvi, G. (2002). Radiochemotherapy of Liver Metastases from Breast Cancer: Review of Literature and Personal Experience. In: Farinon, A.M. (eds) Advances in Abdominal Surgery 2002. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0637-7_9

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