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Editorial
. 2019 Jun 14:3:25.
doi: 10.21037/med.2019.06.01. eCollection 2019.

Surgery for early-stage small cell lung cancer: is it worth it?

Melissa A L Vyfhuis  1 , Pranshu Mohindra  2 , Charles B Simone 2nd  3
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Editorial

Surgery for early-stage small cell lung cancer: is it worth it?

Melissa A L Vyfhuis et al. Mediastinum. .
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/med.2019.06.01). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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