Location of the Tumor is a "Central" Predictor of Nodal (N1) Upstaging

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¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: Herbert.decaluwe@uzleuven.be.
² GROW School for Biology and Medical Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Radiation Oncology, MAASTRO Clinic, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Radiation Oncology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
³ Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

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Herbert Decaluwé et al. J Thorac Oncol. 2016 Jul.

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. 2016 Jul;11(7):e89-90.

doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2016.02.022.

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: Herbert.decaluwe@uzleuven.be.
² GROW School for Biology and Medical Oncology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Department of Radiation Oncology, MAASTRO Clinic, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Radiation Oncology, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
³ Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

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