Surgical risk evaluation of lung cancer in COPD patients â A cohort observational study

Coexistence between pulmonary cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is frequent and is anticipated to be lead to high worldwide mortality in the next decades. The most powerful therapeutic approach for non-small cell lung carcinoma is lung surgical resection. However, in COPD patie...

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Main Authors: F. Rodrigues, M. Grafino, I. Faria, J. Pontes da Mata, A.L. Papoila, F. Félix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-09-01
Series:Revista Portuguesa de Pneumologia (English Edition)
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2173511516300161