Surgery for limited-stage small cell lung cancer: ready for prime-time?

Vinicius Ernani¹, Apar Kishor Ganti^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Oncology-Hematology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE, USA.

Editorial

Vinicius Ernani et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Oct.

. 2017 Oct;9(10):3576-3578.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.43.

Vinicius Ernani¹, Apar Kishor Ganti^{1

2}

¹ Division of Oncology-Hematology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, Omaha, NE, USA.
² Department of Internal Medicine, VA Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System, Omaha, NE, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

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

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