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Treatment of vulvar cancer recurrences with electrochemotherapy – a detailed analysis of possible causes for unsuccessful treatment Cover

Treatment of vulvar cancer recurrences with electrochemotherapy – a detailed analysis of possible causes for unsuccessful treatment

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|Feb 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/raon-2023-0010 | Journal eISSN: 1581-3207 | Journal ISSN: 1318-2099
Language: English
Page range: 121 - 126
Submitted on: Dec 21, 2022
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Accepted on: Jan 11, 2023
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Published on: Feb 17, 2023
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2023 Gregor Vivod, Tanja Jesenko, Gorana Gasljevic, Nina Kovacevic, Masa Bosnjak, Gregor Sersa, Sebastjan Merlo, Maja Cemazar, published by Association of Radiology and Oncology
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