Current evidence on transcervical mediastinal lymph nodes dissection

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1470-1473

  Kuzdzał, Jarosław ^a   Szlubowski, Artur ^b   Grochowski, Zbigniew ^a   Czajkowski, Wojciech ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b Krakowski Szpital Specjalistyczny Im Jana Pawła II   (Poland)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Lymphadenectomy; Mediastinum; Staging

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSCERVICAL EXTENDED MEDIASTINAL LYMPHADENECTOMY; VIDEO ASSISTED MEDIASTINOSCOPIC LYMPHADENECTOMY;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODE EXCISION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MEDIASTINUM; NEOPLASM STAGING; THORACIC SURGERY, VIDEO-ASSISTED;

EID: 82655172628     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.03.016     Document Type: Review

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