Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 132-148 , Summer 2009

Surgical Techniques for Multimodality Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Extrapleural Pneumonectomy and Pleurectomy/Decortication

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doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2009.07.007

Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 21, Issue 2 , Pages 132-148 , Summer 2009

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