Ultrasound guided true cut biopsy of peripheral lymph nodes as a staging procedure in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Rosen Petkov (Sofia, Bulgaria), Rosen Petkov, Yordanka Yamakova

Source: International Congress 2016 – EBUS and transthoracic ultrasound
Session: EBUS and transthoracic ultrasound
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 3851
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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Rosen Petkov (Sofia, Bulgaria), Rosen Petkov, Yordanka Yamakova. Ultrasound guided true cut biopsy of peripheral lymph nodes as a staging procedure in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 3851

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