Lung Cancer
Volume 57, Issue 3 , Pages 410-413 , September 2007

Malignant mesothelioma following thoracic radiotherapy for lung cancer

  • Sabrina M. Witherby

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Vermont Cancer Center, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Given E-214, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
    • ,
  • Kelly J. Butnor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Vermont Cancer Center, Burlington, Vermont, USA
    • ,
  • Steven M. Grunberg

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Vermont Cancer Center, 89 Beaumont Avenue, Given E-214, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 802 847 5971; fax: +1 802 847 5946.

Received 27 December 2006 ,Revised 17 March 2007 ,Accepted 21 March 2007.

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PII: S0169-5002(07)00189-4

doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2007.03.016

Lung Cancer
Volume 57, Issue 3 , Pages 410-413 , September 2007

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