Pulmonary metastasectomy in colorectal cancer: The PulMiCC trial

Thorax

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 185-187

  Treasure, Tom ^a   Fallowfield, Lesley ^b   Lees, Belinda ^c   Farewell, Vern ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL BROMPTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d MRC BIOSTATISTICS UNIT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LUNG METASTASIS; LUNG NODULE; LUNG SURGERY; METASTASIS RESECTION; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY METASTASECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; THORACOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIDEO ASSISTED THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY;

EID: 84856062637     PISSN: 00406376     EISSN: 14683296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2011-200015     Document Type: Article

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