Mediastinal lymph node staging with spiral CT and FDG-PET in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Avoidable thoracotomies

R. Garcia-Lujan, F. Pozo, J. L. Martin de Nicolas, F. Maldonado, M. A. Sanchez, C. Garcia-Quero (Madrid, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Lung cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis, staging
Session: Lung cancer: epidemiology, diagnosis, staging
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 2866
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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