Pancoast tumors

Current Problems in Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2001, Pages A3-

  Vallières, Eric ^a   Karmy Jones, Riyad ^a   Mulligan, Michael S ^a   Wood, Douglas E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 10644243618     PISSN: 00113840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/msg.2001.113528     Document Type: Article

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