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Published in: Pathology & Oncology Research 3/2018

01-07-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Discordance Rate of HER2 Status in Primary Gastric Cancer and Synchronous Lymph Node Metastases: Its Impact on Therapeutic Decision and Clinical Management

Authors: A. Ieni, G. Angelico, G. Giuffrè, G. Tuccari

Published in: Pathology & Oncology Research | Issue 3/2018

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Metadata
Title
Discordance Rate of HER2 Status in Primary Gastric Cancer and Synchronous Lymph Node Metastases: Its Impact on Therapeutic Decision and Clinical Management
Authors
A. Ieni
G. Angelico
G. Giuffrè
G. Tuccari
Publication date
01-07-2018
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
Pathology & Oncology Research / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 1219-4956
Electronic ISSN: 1532-2807
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12253-017-0276-5

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