F-090 * MINIMALLY INVASIVE STRATEGY OF MEDIASTINAL STAGING OF LUNG CANCER
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The non‐invasive mediastinal staging of non‐small lung cancer
Four years after the 1st edition [1], the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has published its 2nd edition of their evidence based clinical practice guidelines on the di‐ agnosis and management of lung cancer [2]. The goal of these guidelines is to assist chest physicians in achieving the best outcomes possible for their patients taking into account the new evidence based knowledge and...
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عنوان ژورنال: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1569-9293,1569-9285
DOI: 10.1093/icvts/ivu167.90