Biologic effects of radiofrequency thermal ablation on non-small cell lung cancer: Results of a pilot study

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1002-1006

  Ambrogi, Marcello Carlo ^a   Fontanini, Gabriella ^b   Cioni, Roberto ^c   Faviana, Pinuccia ^b   Fanucchi, Olivia ^a   Mussi, Alfredo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Division of Pathology   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG PARENCHYMA; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; THERMAL INJURY; THORACOTOMY; TUMOR NECROSIS;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PNEUMONECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646205056     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2005.12.040     Document Type: Article

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