Surgical treatment of benign neurogenic tumours of the mediastinum: a single institution report

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1210-1214

  Cardillo, Giuseppe ^a   Carleo, Francesco ^a   Khalil, Mohammed W ^a   Carbone, Luigi ^a   Treggiari, Stefano ^a   Salvadori, Lorenzo ^a   Petrella, Lea ^b   Martelli, Massimo ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Mediastinum; Peripheral nervous system neoplasms; Thoracic surgery; Video assisted

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LAMINECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROGENIC TUMOR; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THORACOSCOPY; THORACOTOMY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, NERVE TISSUE; NEURILEMMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 56149091894     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.09.006     Document Type: Article

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