Re-evaluation of non-palpable scalene lymph node biopsy for the staging of non-small cell lung cancer

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 492-496

  Ohno, Kiyoshi ^a   Utsumi, Tomoki ^a   Sasaki, Yoshiaki ^a   Suzuki, Yuko ^a  

^a OSAKA KOSEI NENKIN HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Diagnosis and staging; Lung cancer; Lymph nodes; Mediastinoscopy; Non small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGING; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGEON; SURGICAL ANATOMY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; NEOPLASM STAGING; PALPATION;

EID: 1642380368     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2003.12.035     Document Type: Article

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