Standard terms, definitions, and policies for minimally invasive resection of thymoma

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 6, Issue 7 SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages

  Toker, Alper ^a   Sonett, Joshua ^b   Zielinski, Marcin ^c   Rea, Federico ^d   Tomulescu, Victor ^e   Detterbeck, Frank C ^f  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c PULMONARY HOSPITAL   (Poland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^e CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Minimally invasive resection; Surgery; Thoracoscopy; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; HUMAN; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARD; THYMOMA; THYMUS SURGERY;

EID: 79959833671     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31821ea553     Document Type: Article

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