The significance of intrapulmonary metastasis in non-small cell lung cancer: upstaging or downstaging? A re-appraisal for the next TNM staging system

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 438-443

  Oliaro, Alberto ^a   Filosso, Pier Luigi ^a   Cavallo, Antonio ^a   Giobbe, Roberto ^a   Mossetti, Claudio ^a   Lyberis, Paraskevas ^a   Cristofori, Riccardo Carlo ^a   Ruffini, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intrapulmonary metastases; Non small cell lung cancer; Surgery; TNM staging system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PNEUMONECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 46749103630     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.03.070     Document Type: Article

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