The Optimal Choice of Local Therapy for Stage IIIA-N2 NSCLC: Is Radiotherapy Inferior to Surgery?

Ann Thorac Surg

Radiation Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, Naples, Italy.

Published: September 2019

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