Open AccessRe-evaluation of non-palpable scalene lymph node biopsy for the staging of non-small cell lung cancer
Author(s) -
Koichi Ohno,
Takahiko Utsumi,
Yo Sasaki,
Y. Suzuki
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2003.12.035
Subject(s) - medicine , mediastinoscopy , lung cancer , lymph node , radiology , supraclavicular lymph nodes , biopsy , mediastinal lymph node , metastasis , mediastinum , carcinoma , cancer , pathology
The purpose of this study was to determine the most suitable candidates for scalene lymph node biopsy to detect non-palpable scalene lymph node metastasis (N(3)-scalene) in non-small cell lung cancer patients.
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