Management of multiple pure ground-glass opacity lesions in patients with bronchioloalveolar carcinoma

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 206-210

  Kim, Hong Kwan ^a   Choi, Yong Soo ^a   Kim, Jhingook ^a   Shim, Young Mog ^a   Lee, Kyung Soo ^a   Kim, Kwhanmien ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma; Follow up; Ground glass opacity; Surgical resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GROUND GLASS OPACITY LESION; HUMAN; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG LESION; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 77649171391     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181c422be     Document Type: Article

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