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Tumor-host histopathologic variables, stromal myofibroblasts and risk score, are significantly associated with recurrent disease in tongue cancer
Article first published online: 10 SEP 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2009.01357.x
© 2009 Japanese Cancer Association
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Vered, M., Dobriyan, A., Dayan, D., Yahalom, R., Talmi, Y. P., Bedrin, L., Barshack, I. and Taicher, S. (2010), Tumor-host histopathologic variables, stromal myofibroblasts and risk score, are significantly associated with recurrent disease in tongue cancer. Cancer Science, 101: 274–280. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2009.01357.x
Publication History
- Issue published online: 9 DEC 2009
- Article first published online: 10 SEP 2009
- (Received April 25, 2009/Revised August 7, 2009/Accepted August 30, 2009/Online publication October 4, 2009)
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