Surgery for mesothelioma: MARS landing and future missions

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 509-510

  Treasure, Tom ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extrapleural pneumonectomy; Mesothelioma; Pleurectomy decortication

Indexed keywords

CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG RESECTION; MESOTHELIOMA; PLEURECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; HUMANS; MESOTHELIOMA; PNEUMONECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76449120731     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.08.016     Document Type: Editorial

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