The size of mediastinal lymph nodes and its relation with metastatic involvement: A meta-analysis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 26-29

  De Langen, Adrianus J ^a   Raijmakers, Pieter ^a   Riphagen, Ingrid ^a   Paul, Marinus A ^a   Hoekstra, Otto S ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, non small cell lung; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Lymphatic metastasis; Sensitivity and specificity; Tomography, X ray computed

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

CALCULATION; CANCER STAGING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; METASTASIS; PERFORMANCE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REVIEW; THORACOTOMY;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 29244476223     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.10.002     Document Type: Review

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