Prognosis of non-small-cell lung cancer with unexpected pleural spread at thoracotomy

Journal of Surgical Research

Volumn 169, Issue 1, 2011, Pages e1-

  Wang, Bing Yen ^a   Wu, Yu Chung ^a   Hung, Jung Jyh ^a   Hsu, Po Kuei ^a,b   Hsieh, Chih Cheng ^a   Huang, Chien Sheng ^a   Hsu, Wen Hu ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chutung Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

lung cancer; mediastinal lymph nodes; pleural spread; surgical resection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ADENOCARCINOMA; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG RESECTION; LUNG SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA METASTASIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 79958182691     PISSN: 00224804     EISSN: 10958673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2011.02.028     Document Type: Article

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