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Gastroenterology Research and Practice
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 541842, 12 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/541842
Review Article
Diagnosis and Management of Peritoneal Metastases from Ovarian Cancer
1Department of Gynecology, Metaxa Cancer Memorial Hospital, 18537 Piraeus, Greece
21st Department of Surgical Oncology, Metaxa Cancer Memorial Hospital, 18537 Piraeus, Greece
3Washington Cancer Institute, Program in Peritoneal Surface Malignancy, Washington, DC 20010, USA
Received 29 March 2012; Accepted 12 May 2012
Academic Editor: Yan Li
Copyright © 2012 Evgenia Halkia et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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