Lung cancer in central Tunisia: Epidemiology and clinicopathological features

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2305-2309

  Missaoui, Nabiha ^a,b,c   Hmissa, Sihem ^a,b,c   Landolsi, Hanene ^a,c   Korbi, Skander ^c   Joma, Wafa ^c   Anjorin, Affissath ^c   Abdelkrim, Soumaya Ben ^c   Beizig, Nadia ^c   Mokni, Moncef ^b,c  

^a Medicine Faculty   (Tunisia)

^b Cancer Registry of the Center of Tunisia   (Tunisia)

^c Farhet Hached University Hospital   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Advanced stages; Histopathology; Incidence; Lung cancer; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; TUNISIA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; REGISTRIES; SEX FACTORS; TUNISIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866311937     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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