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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012; 60(02): 122-123
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1298713
Letter to the Editor
Thieme Medical Publishers 333 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY 10001, USA.

The Mediastinoscopy and the Future in Nonsmall-Cell Lung Cancer Staging

Mario Nosotti
1   Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
,
Matilde De Simone
1   Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
,
Ugo Cioffi
1   Department of Surgery, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, University of Milan, Milano, Italy
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15 July 2011

29 August 2011

Publication Date:
17 January 2012 (online)

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Keywords

mediastinoscopy - nonsmall-cell lung cancer - lymph-node staging - positron emission tomography - endobronchial ultrasound
 

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