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. 1960 Jul;27(1):14–44.

The Dissemination of Cancer Cells during Operative Procedures

Hunterian Lecture delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 30th March 1960

John D Griffiths
PMCID: PMC2413864  PMID: 13851777

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