Lung cancer surgery in octogenarians revisited-risk factors and survival in a long lifespan population

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Wolfgang Jungraithmayr. J Thorac Dis. 2018 Dec.

. 2018 Dec;10(12):6423-6426.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.12.31.

¹ Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Rostock, Rostock, Germany.

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

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