The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 124, Issue 3 , Pages 428-430 , September 2002

Commentary on sentinel lymph node identification with technetium-99m tin colloid in non–small cell lung cancer

Received 23 April 2002 ,Accepted 10 May 2002.

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☆ Address for reprints: Michael J. Liptay, MD, Head, Section of Thoracic Surgery, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Burch 100, 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201 (E-mail: m-liptay@nwu.edu).

PII: S0022-5223(02)00102-2

doi: 10.1067/mtc.2002.126814

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 124, Issue 3 , Pages 428-430 , September 2002

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