Mediastinal lymphadenectomy in non-small cell lung cancer: Effectiveness in patients with or without nodal micrometastases - Results of a preliminary study

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 520-526

  Passlick, B ^a,b,d   Kubuschock, B ^b   Sienel, W ^a,b   Thetter, O ^a,b   Pantel, K ^c   Izbicki, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b Asklepios Fachklinik Munich Gauting ^*  (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^d LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lymphadenectomy; Micrometastases; Non small cell lung cancer; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CELL SPREADING; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; METASTASIS; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; TUMOR CELL;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0036118691     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(02)00004-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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