Is there a role for video-assisted thoracoscopy in the staging of non- small cell lung cancer?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 214-217

  Waller, David ^a   Clarke, Simon ^a   Tsang, Geoffrey ^a   Rajesh, Pala ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Staging; Video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THORACOSCOPES; THORACOSCOPY; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 0030769208     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(97)00160-7     Document Type: Article

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