Journal article
Analysis of published studies on the detection of extrathoracic metastases in patients presumed to have operable non-small cell lung cancer.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A study was undertaken to determine the proportion of patients with potentially operable non-small cell lung cancer that could be spared thoracotomy by a systematic search for extrathoracic metastases.
METHODS: An English language literature search was carried out using MEDLINE (1966-91) and bibliographic reviews of textbooks, review articles, and key articles. Studies were included in which at least 90% of the patients had …
Authors
Hillers TK; Sauve MD; Guyatt GH
Journal
Thorax, Vol. 49, No. 1,
Publisher
BMJ
Publication Date
January 1, 1994
DOI
10.1136/thx.49.1.14
ISSN
0040-6376