Complete pathological response to chemotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer demonstrated by gamma camera positron emission tomography

Clinical Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-55

  Old, S E ^a   Gilligan, D ^a   Balan, K K ^a   Coulden, R A R ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Non small cell lung cancer; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0034096568     PISSN: 09366555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/clon.2000.9111     Document Type: Article

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