Patterns of Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Metastasis in Non-small Cell Lung Cancer according to the Primary Cancer Location |
Lee, Kyo-Sean
(Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University)
Song, Sang-Yun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University) Ryu, Sang-Woo (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University) Na, Kook-Ju (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chonnam National University) |
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