Salvage surgery for primary lung cancer after chemotherapy in octogenarians
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Salvage surgery for primary lung cancer after chemotherapy in octogenarians
An 81-year-old female patient was admitted to our institute because of abnormal X-ray results. Chest computed tomography showed a 7.7 × 5.3 cm mass located in the left lower lobe and multiple swollen lymph nodes. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography indicated high standard uptake values in the mass and swollen lymph nodes. The patient was diagnosed with stage cT3N2M0-IIIA squamou...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thoracic Cancer
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1759-7706
DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.12423