Detection of disseminated tumor cells in lymph nodes from patients with early stage non-small cell lung cancer

• Main Authors: Ane Kongsgaard (Author), Kjetil Boye (Author), Øystein Fodstad (Author), Siri Juell (Author), Lars H. Jørgensen (Author), Steinar Solberg (Author), Åslaug Helland (Author), Odd Terje Brustugun (Author), Gunhild Mari Mælandsmo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The regional lymph node involvement is a major prognostic factor in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing surgical resection. Disease relapse is common, suggesting that early disseminated disease is already present in the regional lymph nodes at the time of...