Resection for bronchogenic carcinoma in the elderly

Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 715-719

  Oliaro, A ^a   Leo, F ^a   Filosso, P L ^a   Rena, O ^a   Parola, A ^a   Maggi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aged; Carcinoma, bronchogenic; Lung neoplasms surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SELECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARCINOMA, BRONCHOGENIC; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0032704582     PISSN: 00219509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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