Should all lung cancer patients requiring pathological nodal staging undergo PET-CT first?

M. Evison, P. Crosbie, J. Martin, P. Barber, R. Booton, K. Hilton (Manchester, United Kingdom)

Source: International Congress 2014 – Improving diagnosis of thoracic tumours
Session: Improving diagnosis of thoracic tumours
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 343
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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M. Evison, P. Crosbie, J. Martin, P. Barber, R. Booton, K. Hilton (Manchester, United Kingdom). Should all lung cancer patients requiring pathological nodal staging undergo PET-CT first?. Eur Respir J 2014; 44: Suppl. 58, 343

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