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Anatomical Pathology

A comparative histological evaluation of the ablations produced by microwave, cryotherapy and radiofrequency in the liver

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Pages 168-172 | Received 26 Jan 2008, Accepted 19 Mar 2008, Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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