Surgical experience in treating T4 lung cancer: Its resectability, morbidity, mortality and prognosis

European Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-176

  Hsu, Chung Ping ^a   Hsu, Nan Yung ^a   Chen, Chih Yi ^a  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Surgery; T4 stage

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PLEURA CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0029863837     PISSN: 07487983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0748-7983(96)90775-1     Document Type: Article

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