Electrical Resistance of Tumor Tissue during Electroporation: An Ex-Vivo Study on Human Lipomatous Tumors

Electrical properties of human soft tissue lipomatous tumors during electrochemotherapy have been evaluated and the resistance values have been correlated to the histopathological features.

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