Is there a role for video-assisted thoracoscopy in the staging of non-small cell lung cancer?
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- 1 August 1997
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 12 (2) , 214-217
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s1010-7940(97)00160-7
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the role of video-assisted thoracoscopy (VAT) in the staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). METHODS: In 30 patients (1Keywords
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