Mortality associated with pneumonectomy after induction chemoradiation versus chemotherapy alone in stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 135, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 718-

  Van Schil, Paul E ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; LETTER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; ONTARIO; PATIENT SELECTION; PNEUMONECTOMY; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; REMISSION INDUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 40149085379     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.10.052     Document Type: Letter

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