Surgery for small cell lung cancer in the modern era: opportunities and challenges

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Elliot Wakeam. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Dec.

. 2017 Dec;9(12):E1145-E1147.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.11.23.

¹ Division of Thoracic Surgery, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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