Is lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery an adequate cancer operation?

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 66, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1903-1907

  McKenna Jr , Robert J ^a,b,c,d,e,f   Wolf, Randall K ^a,b,c,d,e   Brenner, Matthew ^a,b,c,d,e   Fischel, Richard J ^a,b,c,d,e   Wurnig, Peter ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Chapman Medical Center   (United States)

^c San Gabriel Valley Medical Center   (United States)

^d GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e CHRIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCISION; LUNG CANCER; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESENTERIC VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOTOMY; THORAX SURGERY; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 0032460228     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(98)01166-7     Document Type: Article

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