Removal of Endobronchial Malignant Mass by Cryotherapy Improved Performance Status to Receive Chemotherapy
Although malignant endobronchial mass (MEM) has poor prognosis, cryotherapy is reportedly a palliative treatment. Clinical data on postcryotherapy MEM patients in a university-affiliated hospital between 2007 and 2011 were evaluated. Survival curve with or without postcryotherapy chemotherapy and pe...
Main Authors: | Yueh-Fu Fang, Meng-Heng Hsieh, Tsai-Yu Wang, Horng-Chyuan Lin, Chih-Teng Yu, Chun-Liang Chou, Shu-Min Lin, Chih-Hsi Kuo, Fu-Tsai Chung |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2014-01-01
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Series: | The Scientific World Journal |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/369739 |
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