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Editorial
. 2016 Sep;8(9):2334-2336.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2016.08.32.

Neither the maximum tumor size nor solid component size is prognostic in part-solid lung cancer: to be ground-glass opacity or not to be, is that really the question?

Kimihiro Shimizu  1 , Yoichi Ohtaki  1 , Seshiru Nakazawa  1 , Akira Mogi  1 , Hiroyuki Kuwano  1
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Editorial

Neither the maximum tumor size nor solid component size is prognostic in part-solid lung cancer: to be ground-glass opacity or not to be, is that really the question?

Kimihiro Shimizu et al. J Thorac Dis. 2016 Sep.
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