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. 1962 Jul;31(1):1–22.

The Veins of the Vertebral Column and their Role in the Spread of Cancer

Hunterian Lecture delivered at the Royal College of Surgeons of England on 3rd October 1961

C Q Henriques
PMCID: PMC2414211  PMID: 13906534

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