Which way is up? Policies and procedures for surgeons and pathologists regarding resection specimens of thymic malignancy

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

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

  Detterbeck, Frank C ^a   Moran, Cesar ^b   Huang, James ^c   Suster, Saul ^d   Walsh, Garrett ^b   Kaiser, Lawrence ^e   Wick, Mark ^f  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^c MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^d MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Pathology; Surgery; Thymic carcinoma; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MICROSCOPY; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SURGEON; THYMECTOMY; THYMUS CANCER; THYMUS SURGERY;

EID: 79959837873     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e31821ea567     Document Type: Article

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