Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 166-177 , Summer 2005

Resection and Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection

  • Alexander H. Moskovitz, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Valerie W. Rusch, MD, Thoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021.
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  • Valerie W. Rusch, MD

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doi: 10.1053/j.optechstcvs.2005.06.003

Operative Techniques in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery: A Comparative Atlas
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 166-177 , Summer 2005

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