Clinical value of video-assisted thoracoscopy for preoperative staging of non-small cell lung cancer: A prospective study of 105 patients

Lung Cancer

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 297-301

  Sebastian Quetglas F ^a   Molins, L ^b   Baldo X ^a   Buitrago, J ^b   Vidal, G ^b   Rivas, J J ^c   Deu, M ^c   Benitez A ^d   Blanco, A ^e   Canalis E ^f   Carbajo, M ^g   Freixinet, J ^h   Gomez G ⁱ   Heras, F ^j   Jimenez M ^k   Martin E ^l   Mateu, M ^m   Pac, J ⁿ   Pun, Yat Wah ^o   De La Torre, M ^p   Torres, A ^q   more..

^a HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SAGRAT COR   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL REGIONAL UNIVERSITARIO DE MÁLAGA   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO VIRGEN DEL ROCÍO   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

^h HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

ⁱ HOSPITAL DE LA SANTA CREU I SANT PAU   (Spain)

^j HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO DE VALLADOLID   (Spain)

^k HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^l HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO NUESTRA SEÑORA DE CANDELARIA   (Spain)

^m HOSPITAL MÚTUA DE TERRASSA   (Spain)

ⁿ HOSPITAL DE CRUCES   (Spain)

^o HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE LA PRINCESA   (Spain)

^p HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^q HOSPITAL CLÍNICO SAN CARLOS   (Spain)

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Author keywords

Clinical staging; Mediastinal exploration; Non small cell lung cancer; Video assisted thoracoscopy

Indexed keywords

AORTOPULMONARY SEPTAL DEFECT; ARTICLE; CANCER CLASSIFICATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PATHOLOGY; PLEURA METASTASIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 10744226538     PISSN: 01695002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2003.06.001     Document Type: Article

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