Intrathoracic lymph node staging of potentially resectable non-small cell lung cancer - The role of PET-CT

Raquel Rosa (Lisbon, Portugal), Raquel Rosa, Dionísio Maia, Ana Alves, Telma Lopes, Inês Gonçalves, João Reis, Ivan Bravio, Pedro Baptista, Fernando Martelo, João Cardoso

Source: International Congress 2015 – Developments in lung cancer diagnosis
Session: Developments in lung cancer diagnosis
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 2995
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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