Effect of incidental FDG findings at extrapulmonary locations on duration of diagnosis and time to treatment in patients staged for lung cancer: Retrospective analysis

Yavuz Havlucu (Manisa, Turkey), Yavuz Havlucu, Pinar Celik, Fikret Kurhan, Tugba Goktalay, Aysin Sakar Coskun, Arzu Yorgancioglu

Source: International Congress 2015 – Quality management in lung cancer
Session: Quality management in lung cancer
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4223
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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