Is mediastinoscopy necessary in patients with negative EBUS-TBNA – A challenge to the ESTS Guidelines for staging of lung cancer

M. Krasnik, P. Vilmann, F. Herth (Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Imaging, functional evaluation and staging for lung cancer patients
Session: Imaging, functional evaluation and staging for lung cancer patients
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2761
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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M. Krasnik, P. Vilmann, F. Herth (Copenhagen, Hellerup, Denmark; Heidelberg, Germany). Is mediastinoscopy necessary in patients with negative EBUS-TBNA – A challenge to the ESTS Guidelines for staging of lung cancer. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 2761

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