title: Palliative surgery: a modern perspective.
authors.forename: Lawrence D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Wagman
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods; D015996:Survival Rate; D016896:Treatment Outcome