The spread of metastatic lymph nodes to the mediastinum from left upper lobe cancer: results of superior mediastinal nodal dissection through a median sternotomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 543-547

  Sakao, Yukinori ^a   Miyamoto, Hideaki ^a   Yamazaki, Akio ^a   Ou, Shiaki ^a   Shiomi, Kazu ^a   Sonobe, Satoshi ^a   Sakuraba, Motoki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aortic lymph node; Extended radical lymph node dissection; Median sternotomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG SURGERY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEDIASTINUM; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STERNOTOMY; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; AORTA; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MEDIASTINUM; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STERNUM; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TRACHEAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33746867912     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2006.05.024     Document Type: Article

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