Lymph node micrometastases (LNMM) in lung cancer: in which position are they relevant, and how can they be detected easily?

E. Herpel, T. Schneider, T. Muley, E. Palm, D. Kieslich de Hol, A. Warth, M. Meister, K. Storz, P. Schirmacher, H. Dienemann, H. Hoffmann, P. A. Schnabel (Heidelberg, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - What is new in molecular pathology and functional genomics of neoplastic and non-neoplastic lung disease?
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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