Pancoast tumors of the lung

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 191-197

  Jones, David R ^a   Detterbeck, Frank C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG CARCINOMA; MALE; METASTASIS; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PANCOAST TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PANCOAST'S SYNDROME; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032106006     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00063198-199807000-00001     Document Type: Article

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