Mode of spread in the early phase of lymphatic metastasis in non-small- cell lung cancer: Significance of nodal micrometastasis

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 623-630

  Izbicki, J R ^a   Passlick, B ^a   Hosch, S B ^a   Kubuschock, B ^a   Schneider, C ^a   Busch, C ^a   Knoefel, W T ^a   Thetter, O ^a   Pantel, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0029859090     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5223(96)70044-2     Document Type: Article

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