A Minute Small-cell lung cancer showing a latent phase early in growth

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 254-257

  Nakamura, Haruhiko ^a   Kawasaki, Norihito ^a   Taguchi, Masahiko ^a   Kitamura, Hajime ^a  

^a International University of Health and Welfare   (Japan)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Growth curve; Imaging; Lobectomy; Small cell lung cancer

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SMALL CELL CARCINOMA;

AGED; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE;

EID: 35748976850     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: 21861005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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