Implantation metastasis caused by fine needle aspiration biopsy following curative resection of stage IB non-small cell lung cancer

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 868-870

  Kara, Murat ^a,c   Alver, Göknur ^b   Sak, Serpil Dizbay ^b   Kavukçu, Şevket ^b  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Guvenlik Caddesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Recurrence; Transthoracic needle biopsy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; LUNG; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REOPERATION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; VERTEBRA;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; HUMANS; LUNG; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM SEEDING; NEOPLASM STAGING; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 0035489074     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(01)00866-1     Document Type: Article

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