Can mediastinoscopy after negative endosonography in lung cancer be omitted? Subanalysis of ASTER with focus on PET

K. Tournoy, C. Dooms, R. Rintoul, E. Deschepper, J. Annema (Ghent, Leuven, Belgium; Cambridge, United Kingdom; Leiden, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Progress in endoscopy for the diagnosis of lung cancer
Session: Progress in endoscopy for the diagnosis of lung cancer
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 1973
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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K. Tournoy, C. Dooms, R. Rintoul, E. Deschepper, J. Annema (Ghent, Leuven, Belgium; Cambridge, United Kingdom; Leiden, Netherlands). Can mediastinoscopy after negative endosonography in lung cancer be omitted? Subanalysis of ASTER with focus on PET. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 1973

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