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Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Intratumoral Injection of Cisplatin for the Treatment of Isolated Mediastinal Recurrence of Lung Cancer
Published on: February 12, 2017
[Diagnosis bronchial carcinoma: therapeutic decisions]
1Pneumologische Abteilung, Medizinische Universitätsklinik, Inselspital, Bern.
Abstract:
Decisions about the best management of chest malignancies often are not black-and-white decisions, but have to be taken in grey areas. In order to be aware of all treatment options and to appropriately weigh the profits and risks of treatment, the evaluation should be done by a teamwork of all specialists who can provide possible therapeutic benefit to the patient. In addition, it is a prerequisite that the informed patient and his primary care physician are fully involved in the collaborative treatment plan decided on.
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