Clinical significance in the number of involved lymph nodes in patients that underwent surgery for pathological stage III-N2 non-small cell lung cancer

Clinical significance in the number of involved lymph nodes in patients that underwent surgery for pathological stage III-N2 non-small cell lung cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Purpose</p> <p>This study investigated whether the number of involved lymph nodes is associated with the prognosis in patients that underwent surgery for pathological stage (p-stage) III/N2 NSCLC.</p> <p>Subjects</p> <p>This st...

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Main Authors: Shimokawa Hidehiko, Nagata Yoshika, Shigematsu Yoshiki, Oka Soich, Takenaka Masaru, Hanagiri Takeshi, Uramoto Hidetaka, Tanaka Fumihiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-10-01
Series:Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Subjects:
non-small cell lung cancer
surgical resection
mediastial lymph node metastasis
number of involved lymph nodes
skip metastasis
postoperative prognosis
Online Access:http://www.cardiothoracicsurgery.org/content/6/1/144

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