Pulmonary metastectomy: impact of tumor histology and size

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.

Editorial

Michal J Lada et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Feb.

. 2018 Feb;10(2):644-647.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.01.76.

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, 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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