The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 5 , Pages 1193-1200 , May 2007

Synchronous multiple primary lung cancer: An increasing clinical occurrence requiring multidisciplinary management

  • Delphine Trousse, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sainte Marguerite University Hospital, Marseille, France
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  • Fabrice Barlesi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Oncology, Sainte Marguerite University Hospital, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Anderson Loundou, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Public Health and Biostatistics, Faculty of Medicine, Université de la Méditerranée (Aix-Marseille II) and Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Marseille, Marseille, France.
    • ,
  • Anne Marie Tasei, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Sainte Marguerite University Hospital, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Christophe Doddoli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sainte Marguerite University Hospital, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Roger Giudicelli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sainte Marguerite University Hospital, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Philippe Astoul, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Oncology, Sainte Marguerite University Hospital, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Pierre Fuentes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sainte Marguerite University Hospital, Marseille, France
    • ,
  • Pascal Thomas, MD, FECTS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sainte Marguerite University Hospital, Marseille, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Pascal Thomas, MD, FECTS, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ste Marguerite Hospital-CHU Sud, 270 Bd Ste Marguerite, 13274 Marseille Cedex 9, France.

Received 29 September 2006 ,Revised 16 December 2006 ,Accepted 5 January 2007.

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PII: S0022-5223(07)00139-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2007.01.012

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 133, Issue 5 , Pages 1193-1200 , May 2007

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