Induction chemotherapy: A surgeon's perspective

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 605-606

  Rami Porta, Ramón ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SURGEON; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; ADJUVANT THERAPY; LUNG TUMOR; NOTE;

CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; NEOADJUVANT THERAPY; PNEUMONECTOMY;

EID: 34247850969     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1556-0864(15)30369-5     Document Type: Editorial

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