title: Complete Postobstructive Lung Atelectasis Due to Malignant Central Airway Obstruction Does not Exclude Curative Chance.
authors.affiliation: 1st Respiratory Medicine Department of National University of Athens, "Sotiria" General Hospital Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Grigoris
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stratakos
authors.affiliation: 1st Respiratory Medicine Department of National University of Athens, "Sotiria" General Hospital Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Anastasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Palamidas
authors.affiliation: 1st Respiratory Medicine Department of National University of Athens, "Sotiria" General Hospital Athens, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koufos
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, "Evangelismos" Hospital, Athens, Greece. Electronic address: xzhs84@otenet.gr.
authors.forename: Charalambos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zisis
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D003452:Cryosurgery; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016190:Carboplatin; D017239:Paclitaxel