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Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology Volume 36, 2002 - Issue 5
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Spontaneous Regression of Pleural Metastases after Nephrectomy for Renal Cell Carcinoma

Asgeir Thoroddsen Department of Urology, Landspitali University Hospital
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Tomas Gudbjartsson Department of Urology, Landspitali University Hospital and Department of Surgery, Brigham Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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Gudmundur Geirsson Department of Urology, Landspitali University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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Bjarni A. Agnarsson Pathology, Landspitali University Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavík, Iceland
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Kjartan Magnusson Department of Oncology, Landspitali University Hospital
Pages 396-398 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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