Prognosis of patients with NSCLC undergoing positive pleural lavage cytology

H. Oma, M. Mitsuoka, K. Nagamine, T. Sakuragi (Saga/Saga, Sasebo/Nagasaki, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Biology and prognosis in thoracic oncology
Session: Biology and prognosis in thoracic oncology
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2596
Disease area: Thoracic oncology

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H. Oma, M. Mitsuoka, K. Nagamine, T. Sakuragi (Saga/Saga, Sasebo/Nagasaki, Japan). Prognosis of patients with NSCLC undergoing positive pleural lavage cytology. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, 2596

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