Histological scoring for small lung adenocarcinomas 2 cm or less in diameter: A reliable prognostic indicator

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 333-339

  Maeshima, Akiko Miyagi ^a   Tochigi, Naobumi ^a   Yoshida, Akihiko ^a,b   Asamura, Hisao ^c   Tsuta, Koji ^a   Tsuda, Hitoshi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

solid cribriform papillary; Lung; Non BAC size; Scoring; Small adenocarcinoma; Vessel invasion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOLID TUMOR; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVAL TIME; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 77649331370     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181c8cb95     Document Type: Article

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