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The presence, the location, and the number of metastases in patients with cancer are important predictive parameters for the clinical course. They also have decisive therapeutic implications especially if local modes of therapy such as surgery or radiotherapy are included.
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Hansen, H.H., Hirsch, F.R., Rørth, M. (1988). Staging and Prognosis. In: Hoogstraten, B., Addis, B.J., Hansen, H.H., Martini, N., Spiro, S.G. (eds) Lung Tumors. UICC Current Treatment of Cancer. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82873-7_9
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