Evaluation of node involvement in non small cell bronchogenic carcinoma: CT-pathology correlation;Valutazione del fattore «N» nel carcinoma polmonare non a piccole cellule: Correlazione tra tomografia computerizzata e anatomia patologica

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 340-346

  Pirronti, Tommaso ^a   Macis, Giuseppe ^a   Sallustio, Giuseppina ^a   Minordi, Laura Maria ^a   Granone, Pierluigi ^b   Vecchio, Fabio Maria ^b   Marano, Pasquale ^a  

^a Istituto di Radiologia di Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore di Roma   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADENOSQUAMOUS CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARGE CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; CARCINOMA, ADENOSQUAMOUS; CARCINOMA, LARGE CELL; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034186609     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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