CT-guided biopsy of lung lesions: Experience of an oncology center in Brazil

A. Morais, M. Maiorano, J. Puka, C. Fernandes, F. Fernandes, G. Prado, T. Takagaki (Sao Paulo, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - The different ways to establish a diagnosis: needle and forcep
Session: The different ways to establish a diagnosis: needle and forcep
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3606
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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