MS 11.05 Definitive Chemoradiotherapy in Superior Sulcus Tumor
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Management of a superior sulcus (pancoast) tumor.
SECOND OPINION Multidisciplinary Consultations on Challenging Cases The University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine faculty holds weekly second opinion conferences focusing on cancer cases that represent most major sites of the disease. Patients seen for second opinions are evaluated by an oncologist. Their history, pathology, and radiographs are reviewed during the multidisciplinary confe...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Thoracic Oncology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1556-0864
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2017.09.242