Surgical treatment of lung cancer invading chest wall: A retrospective analysis of 110 patients

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 356-360

  Elia, Stefano ^a,b   Griffo, Salvatore ^a   Gentile, Maria ^a   Costabile, Raimondo ^a   Ferrante, Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chest wall invasion; Lung cancer; Surgical treatment; Survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MUSCLE FLAP; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX PAIN; THORAX WALL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0034901834     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00735-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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