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ASO Author Reflections: Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumors Have Strong Potential for Lymph Node Metastasis in Accordance with an Increase of Risk Factors, and Lymph Node Metastasis is Associated with a Poor Prognosis

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Hiyoshi, Y., Mukai, T., Nagasaki, T. et al. ASO Author Reflections: Rectal Neuroendocrine Tumors Have Strong Potential for Lymph Node Metastasis in Accordance with an Increase of Risk Factors, and Lymph Node Metastasis is Associated with a Poor Prognosis. Ann Surg Oncol 30, 3954–3955 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-13350-5

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