Current status of pulmonary metastasectomy

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 955-962

  Hornbech, Kåre ^a   Ravn, Jesper ^a   Steinbrüchel, Daniel Andreas ^a  

^a International Center for Research and Research Training in Endocrine Disruption of Male Reproduction and Child Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer; Lung metastases; Preoperative assessment; Pulmonary metastasectomy; Resection; Surgery; Surgical approach; Survival; Thoracoscopic

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG SURGERY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MELANOMA; OSTEOSARCOMA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PULMONARY METASTASECTOMY; REOPERATION; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE SARCOMA; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL TIME; TESTIS CANCER;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; METASTASECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955571597     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.10.001     Document Type: Review

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