VATS is an adequate oncological operation for stage I non-small cell lung cancer

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 1094-1099

  Thomas, P ^a,b   Doddoli, C ^a   Yena, S ^a   Thirion, X ^a   Sebag, F ^a   Fuentes, P ^a   Giudicelli, R ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

^b IFR Jean Roche   (France)

Author keywords

Non small cell lung cancer; Video assisted thoracic surgery

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SURGERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURVIVAL TIME; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACIC SURGERY; ARTICLE; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PNEUMONECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036017041     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00179-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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