Role of bronchoscopy in lung cancer

Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 405-420

  Rafanan, A L ^a   Mehta, A C ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brachytherapy; Bronchial neoplasm; Bronchoscopy; Cryotherapy; Electrocoagualation; Fluorescence; Laser surgery; Lung neoplasm; Photochemotherapy; Stent s

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; CAUTERIZATION; CRYOTHERAPY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; GENE THERAPY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; LUNG CANCER; OCCULT CANCER; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRACHEA OBSTRUCTION; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

EID: 0033809360     PISSN: 10693424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2000-9408     Document Type: Review

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