Long survival after extrapleural pneumonectomy for pleural malignant mesothelioma with metastasis to infradiaphragmatic lymph node

Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 237-239

  Nomori, H ^a   Horio, H ^a   Kobayashi, R ^a   Morinaga, S ^a  

^a SAISEIKAI CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Extrapleural pneumonectomy; Lymph nodes; Metastasis; Pleural mesothelioma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAPHRAGM; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALIGNANT MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURA; PLEURA MESOTHELIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0030786046     PISSN: 14017431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14017439709041753     Document Type: Article

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