Localized malignant pleural mesothelioma treated by a curative intent lobectomy: A case report

Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 349-351

  Turna, Akif ^a   Pekçolaklar, Atilla ^a   Fener, Neslihan ^a   Gürses, Atilla ^a  

^a Yedikule Teaching Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Lobectomy; Localized malignant mesothelioma; Rare tumor

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURA TUMOR; RADIOGRAPHY;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; PLEURAL NEOPLASMS; PNEUMONECTOMY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 38449116672     PISSN: 13411098     EISSN: 21861005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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