Adjuvant radiation of stage III thymoma: Is it necessary?

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1834-1839

  Mangi, Abeel A ^a   Wain, John C ^a   Donahue, Dean M ^a   Grillo, Hermes C ^a   Mathisen, Douglas J ^a   Wright, Cameron D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BONE METASTASIS; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTIVATION; PLEURA METASTASIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; RECURRENT CANCER; RELAPSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; THYMOMA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 20444377297     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2004.12.051     Document Type: Article

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