Pulmonary metastasectomy in colorectal cancer: The PulMiCC Trial

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 6 SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Treasure, Tom ^a   Fallowfield, Lesley ^b   Lees, Belinda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colorectal cancer; Pulmonary metastasectomy; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT SURVEY; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFORMED CONSENT; LUNG NEOPLASMS; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; SECONDARY;

COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; PNEUMONECTOMY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77953158725     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181dca239     Document Type: Article

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