Mediastinal lymph node staging in nonsmall cell lung cancer: comparison of positron emission tomography and mediastinoscopy

I. Iskender, A. Kir, H. Takir, M. Halac, S. Z. Kadioglu, O. Kapicibasi, A. Yilmaz, A. Atasalihi (Istanbul, Turkey)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Staging, diagnostic procedures and complex situations in thoracic surgery
Session: Staging, diagnostic procedures and complex situations in thoracic surgery
Session type: Electronic Poster Discussion
Number: 1709
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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