Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 292-296 , July 2002

The solitary pulmonary nodule: Aggressive excisional strategy

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☆ Address reprint requests to Malcolm M. DeCamp, Jr, MD, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk F24, Cleveland, OH 44195.

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Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 14, Issue 3 , Pages 292-296 , July 2002

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