Under-treatment of small cell lung cancer: the case for surgical resection

Kathryn E Engelhardt^{1

2}, David D Odell^{1

3

4}, Malcolm M DeCamp^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center, Department of Surgery and Center for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
³ Division of Thoracic Surgery Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
⁴ Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Editorial

Kathryn E Engelhardt et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;9(10):3509-3513.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.08.156.

Kathryn E Engelhardt^{1

2}, David D Odell^{1

3

4}, Malcolm M DeCamp^{3

4}

¹ Surgical Outcomes and Quality Improvement Center, Department of Surgery and Center for Healthcare Studies, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
³ Division of Thoracic Surgery Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
⁴ Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

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

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