Intrathoracic staging in non small cell lung cancer: Re-do mediastinoscopy revisited

Lung Cancer

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 227-228

  Cesario, Alfredo ^a   Margaritora, Stefano ^a   Porziella, Venanzio ^a   Granone, Pierluigi ^a   Trodella, Lucio ^b   D'Angelillo, Rolando Maria ^b  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARCINOGENESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAGING; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 0037405384     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5002(03)00042-4     Document Type: Letter

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