Resolution of atelectasis during radiochemotherapy of lung cancer with serious implications for further treatment. A case report

Local failure is a major cause for low overall survival rates in advanced non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Among others, radioresistant tumor clones as well as geographical miss can explain these high local failure rates. One reason for geographical miss is a change of tumor related atelectasis i...

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Main Authors: Lore Helene Braun, Stefan Welz, Marén Viehrig, Frank Heinzelmann, Daniel Zips, Cihan Gani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405630817300940