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ASO Author Reflections is a brief invited commentary on the article, “Borrmann Type 1 Cancer is Associated with a High Recurrence Rate in Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer,” Ann Surg Oncol. 2018;25:2044–2052.
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Lee, H.H. ASO Author Reflections: Borrmann Type as a Characteristic Phenotype of Advanced Gastric Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 25 (Suppl 3), 778–779 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-018-7051-z
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