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APUD update.

W D Harrison·M P Hocking
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Abstract

Apudomas are a diffuse group of tumors that have interested surgeons for a long time. With recent developments in their radiological localization and pharmacological control, they are now treated in a truly multidisciplinary approach. In this chapter, recent developments in the radiological, surgical, and medical approaches to these tumors are reviewed. Emphasis is placed on how non-surgical developments have affected the surgical treatment of specific apudomas. Resulting changes in surgical philosophy are also reviewed.

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W D Harrison, M P Hocking. 1990. APUD update.. https://doi.org/10.1002/ssu.2980060212

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