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Is invasion a necessary step for metastases in breast cancer? Narod SA, Sopik V

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Hollingsworth, A.B. Is invasion a necessary step for metastases in breast cancer? Narod SA, Sopik V. Breast Cancer Res Treat 169, 633–637 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10549-018-4702-5

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