Extrapleural pneumonectomy for lung cancer with carcinomatous pleuritis

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 184-185

  Yokoi, Kohei ^a   Matsuguma, Haruhisa ^a   Anraku, Masaki ^a  

^a TOCHIGI CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PLEURA METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURVIVAL TIME;

EID: 0036384695     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mtc.2002.118039     Document Type: Article

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