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Editorial
. 2016 Jun;5(2):53-55.
doi: 10.2217/lmt-2016-0009. Epub 2016 May 24.

Lymphnodal micrometastases in NSCLC: where do we stand?

Andrea Viti  1   1 , Alberto Terzi  1   1 , Giuseppe Bogina  2   2 , Luca Bertolaccini  1   1
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Editorial

Lymphnodal micrometastases in NSCLC: where do we stand?

Andrea Viti et al. Lung Cancer Manag. 2016 Jun.
No abstract available

Keywords: NSCLC; immunohistochemistry; micrometastases; positron emission tomography; sentinel lymph node; texture analysis.

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Financial & competing interests disclosure The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties. No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript.

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