Prognostic value of malignant cells in pleural lavage at thoracotomy for bronchial carcinoma

Lung Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-52

  Hillerdal, Gunnar ^a   Dernevik, Leif ^b   Almgren, Stig Olof ^c   Per Arne Kling, ^d   Gustafsson, Gunnar ^e  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bronchial carcinoma; Carcinoid tumour of the lung; Pleura; Pleural cytology; Pleural lavage; Prognosis; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CELL; CANCER STAGING; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG CARCINOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 0032428228     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5002(98)00043-9     Document Type: Article

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