Mediastinoscopy, thoracoscopy, and video assisted thoracic surgery in the diagnosis and staging of lung cancer

Chest

Volumn 112, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 239S-241S

  Mentzer, Steven J ^a   Swanson, Scott J ^a   Decamp, Malcolm M ^a   Bueno, Raphael ^a   Sugarbaker, David J ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER STAGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENDOSCOPE; LUNG BIOPSY; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 0030856735     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.112.4_Supplement.239S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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