Is VAMLA/TEMLA the new standard of preresection staging of non-small cell lung cancer?

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 144, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Yendamuri, Sai ^a   Demmy, Todd L ^a  

^a ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LYMPHADENECTOMY; MEDIASTINOSCOPY; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; OPERATION DURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE INJURY; TRANSCERVICAL EXTENDED MEDIASTINAL LYMPHADENECTOMY; VIDEO ASSISTED MEDIASTINAL LYMPHADENECTOMY;

EID: 84865691570     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2012.03.038     Document Type: Editorial

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