Pulmonary metastasectomy for colorectal cancer: weak evidence and no randomised trials

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 300-302

  Treasure, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Metastasectomy; Metastases

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADVANCED CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROL GROUP; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPHOMA; MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY METASTASECTOMY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BIOPSY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPHOMA; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 38349068451     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2007.10.015     Document Type: Review

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