Endobronchial Ultrasound Staging of Thyroid Lesion in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

The following amendment to a paper published in Vol. 2/2010 has been sent to us by the authors when the article was already in print. We think it is important that our readers are kept informed. It also illustrates the importance of completeness of data when reporting results. We appreciate the effort and thank the authors for the honesty to report a complication. This is the spirit by which we can improve the care for our patients.

Markus K. Heinemann, MD, PhD, Editor-in-Chief

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