A critique of the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer lymph node map: A radiation oncology perspective

Journal of Thoracic Oncology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 478-480

  Pitson, Graham ^a   Lynch, Rod ^a   Claude, Line ^b   Sarrut, David ^b  

^a BARWON HEALTH   (Australia)

^b CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AZYGOS VEIN; BRACHIOCEPHALIC VEIN; BRONCHUS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER STAGING; CLAVICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRICOID; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF LUNG CANCER LYMPH NODE MAP; LIGAMENT; LUNG; LUNG CANCER; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NOTE; PLEURA CAVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ARTERY; STERNUM; SUPERIOR CAVA VEIN; THORAX; TRACHEA; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84857804509     PISSN: 15560864     EISSN: 15561380     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318249a9c6     Document Type: Article

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