Examined lymph node count in non-small-cell lung cancer: will it be a decision making approach in treatment of NSCLC?

Renwang Liu^{1

2}, Jun Chen^{1

2}, Song Xu^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
² Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.

Editorial

Renwang Liu et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 May.

. 2017 May;9(5):E480-E482.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.03.79.

Renwang Liu^{1

2}, Jun Chen^{1

2}, Song Xu^{1

2}

¹ Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.
² Tianjin Key Laboratory of Lung Cancer Metastasis and Tumor Microenvironment, Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 300052, China.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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