Pulmonary metastasectomy for colorectal cancer: Making the case for a randomized controlled trial in the zone of uncertainty

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 146, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 748-752

  Fiorentino, Francesca ^a   Treasure, Tom ^b  

^a NATIONAL HEART AND LUNG INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN;

ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE FREE INTERVAL; HUMAN; LIVER RESECTION; LUNG METASTASECTOMY; LUNG METASTASIS; METASTASIS RESECTION; METASTATIC COLORECTAL CANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84884418152     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: 1097685X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2013.06.025     Document Type: Editorial

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