Salvage surgery after stereotactic radiotherapy: A new challenge for thoracic surgeons

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1881-1882

  Van Schil, Paul E ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONCHOPLEURAL FISTULA; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EDITORIAL; EMPYEMA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG CANCER; LUNG CARCINOMA; LUNG FIBROSIS; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG PARENCHYMA; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; PNEUMONIA; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIMARY BRONCHOGENIC CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION PNEUMONIA; RADIOSURGERY; SALVAGE THERAPY; STEREOTACTIC TREATMENT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TUMOR VOLUME; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 78650445369     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181fad91a     Document Type: Editorial

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