What is the appropriate operative strategy for radiologically solid tumours in subcentimetre lung cancer patients?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 244-249

  Hattori, Aritoshi ^a   Suzuki, Kenji ^a   Matsunaga, Takeshi ^a   Miyasaka, Yoshikazu ^a   Takamochi, Kazuya ^a   Oh, Shiaki ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lymph node metastasis; Prognosis; Solid appearance; Sub centimetre

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG LOBECTOMY; LUNG RESECTION; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCENTIMETRE LUNG CANCER; WEDGE RESECTION; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LUNG NEOPLASMS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925354584     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezu250     Document Type: Article

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