Evaluation of the patient with lung cancer

The initial comprehensive evaluation of lung cancer is a critical step in the management of patients afflicted with this disease. The confirmation of diagnosis and the assessment of the disease as well as the patient is the basis of further treatment decision. This manuscript describes the evaluatio...

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Main Author: Al Jahdali Hamdan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2008-10-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2008;volume=3;issue=6;spage=74;epage=78;aulast=Al
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spelling doaj-5e66e92ce8a14a1484ddedfb742d1c302020-11-25T00:38:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsAnnals of Thoracic Medicine1817-17371998-35572008-10-01367478Evaluation of the patient with lung cancerAl Jahdali HamdanThe initial comprehensive evaluation of lung cancer is a critical step in the management of patients afflicted with this disease. The confirmation of diagnosis and the assessment of the disease as well as the patient is the basis of further treatment decision. This manuscript describes the evaluation of patients with suspected lung cancer as well as the subsequent evaluation after diagnosis, especially in the preparation of potentially curative surgical interventions.http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2008;volume=3;issue=6;spage=74;epage=78;aulast=AlLung cancerevaluationdiagnosis
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Evaluation of the patient with lung cancer
Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Lung cancer
evaluation
diagnosis
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title Evaluation of the patient with lung cancer
title_short Evaluation of the patient with lung cancer
title_full Evaluation of the patient with lung cancer
title_fullStr Evaluation of the patient with lung cancer
title_full_unstemmed Evaluation of the patient with lung cancer
title_sort evaluation of the patient with lung cancer
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Annals of Thoracic Medicine
issn 1817-1737
1998-3557
publishDate 2008-10-01
description The initial comprehensive evaluation of lung cancer is a critical step in the management of patients afflicted with this disease. The confirmation of diagnosis and the assessment of the disease as well as the patient is the basis of further treatment decision. This manuscript describes the evaluation of patients with suspected lung cancer as well as the subsequent evaluation after diagnosis, especially in the preparation of potentially curative surgical interventions.
topic Lung cancer
evaluation
diagnosis
url http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2008;volume=3;issue=6;spage=74;epage=78;aulast=Al
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