Importance of mediastinoscopy, bilateral thoracoscopy, and laparoscopy in correct staging of malignant mesothelioma before extrapleural pneumonectomy

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 905-906

  Alvarez, J M ^a   Ha, T ^a   Musk, W ^a   Robins, P ^a   Price, R ^a   Byrne, M J ^a  

^a SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPY; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG RESECTION; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MESOTHELIOMA; PATIENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORACOSCOPY;

AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; NEOPLASM STAGING; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PNEUMONECTOMY; THORACOSCOPY;

EID: 24644482745     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.02.051     Document Type: Article

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