Combined bronchoscopy, mediastinoscopy, and thoracotomy for lung cancer: who benefits?
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Bronchoscopy of Lung Cancer
Lung cancer is a leading cancer site in men and women with a high incidence and mortality rate. Most patients are diagnosed when the disease has already spread. An early, detection and immediate and accurate histological or cytological diagnosis are essential for a hopeful outcome. In most patients, bronchoscopy is the method of choice in establishing a suspected lung neoplasm. With the rigid a...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.11.020