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Historical perspectives on the biology of brain metastasis

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 94305, USA

    J. Dawn Waters

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of California - San Diego, San Diego, CA, 92103, USA

    Reid Hoshide

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, City of Hope, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, Los Angeles, CA, 91010, USA

    Rahul Jandial

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Waters, J.D., Hoshide, R. & Jandial, R. Historical perspectives on the biology of brain metastasis. Clin Exp Metastasis 34, 365–367 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10585-017-9859-5

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