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Murine Echocardiography of Left Atrium, Aorta, and Pulmonary Artery
Published on: February 20, 2017
[Scrutiny of pulmonary metastasectomy]
1Gräna 97 - Retired Uppsala, Sweden Gräna 97 - Retired Uppsala, Sweden.
Abstract:
Scrutiny of pulmonary metastasectomy Patients fulfilling the criteria for pulmonary metastasectomy are heavily selected, belong to the benign end of the malignancy spectrum and have automatically a favourable survival. The current five-year survival of 40% is probably due to selection mechanisms, and the possible contribution of surgery is not proven. Further studies are necessary. Sweden seems to have uniquely good conditions to make the necessary investigations.
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