The Younger Patients Have More Better Prognosis in Limited Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer
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The Younger Patients Have More Better Prognosis in Limited Disease Small Cell Lung Cancer
BACKGROUND Factors associated with the prognosis of patients with small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is relatively unknown, than of those with non-small cell lung cancer. This study was undertaken to identify the prognostic factors of SCLC. METHODS The medical records of 333 patients diagnosed with SCLC at tertiary hospital from January 1, 2008, to December 31, 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1738-3536,2005-6184
DOI: 10.4046/trd.2016.79.4.274