The accuracy and cost of mediastinal staging strategies for non-small cell lung cancer

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Gunluoglu M. Z., Melek H., Demir A., Medetoglu B., Kara H. V., Dincer S. I.

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.19, no.3, pp.397-404, 2011 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 19 Issue: 3
• Publication Date: 2011
• Doi Number: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2011.051
• Journal Name: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
• Page Numbers: pp.397-404
• Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa Affiliated: No

Abstract

Background: To compare the accuracies and costs of some strategies including positron emission tomography (PET) and cervical mediastinoscopy (CM) in the mediastinal staging of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was aimed.