Betty C Tong

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1 Thoracoscopic lobectomy has increasing benefit in patients with poor pulmonary function: a Society of Thoracic Surgeons Database analysis. Ann Surg 2012 2.33
2 Risk factors for morbidity after lobectomy for lung cancer in elderly patients. Ann Thorac Surg 2009 2.19
3 Lung cancer screening. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2012 2.00
4 Mitochondrial C-tract alteration in premalignant lesions of the head and neck: a marker for progression and clonal proliferation. Clin Cancer Res 2002 1.97
5 Impact of T status and N status on perioperative outcomes after thoracoscopic lobectomy for lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012 1.74
6 Real-time quantitative PCR demonstrates low prevalence of human papillomavirus type 16 in premalignant and malignant lesions of the oral cavity. Clin Cancer Res 2002 1.53
7 Perioperative management of patients on clopidogrel (Plavix) undergoing major lung resection. Ann Thorac Surg 2011 1.47
8 A National Analysis of Long-term Survival Following Thoracoscopic Versus Open Lobectomy for Stage I Non-small-cell Lung Cancer. Ann Surg 2017 1.39
9 Feasibility of hybrid thoracoscopic lobectomy and en-bloc chest wall resection. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011 1.34
10 Pulmonary function tests do not predict pulmonary complications after thoracoscopic lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg 2010 1.32
11 A comprehensive evaluation for aspiration after esophagectomy reduces the incidence of postoperative pneumonia. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2010 1.22
12 Methylation of the thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor gene in epithelial thyroid tumors: a marker of malignancy and a cause of gene silencing. Cancer Res 2003 1.20
13 A model for morbidity after lung resection in octogenarians. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2011 1.17
14 Bladder carcinoma in a transplant recipient: evidence to implicate the BK human polyomavirus as a causal transforming agent. Transplantation 2002 1.14
15 Molecular margin analysis predicts local recurrence after sublobar resection of lung cancer. Int J Cancer 2005 0.92
16 Needs assessment for an errors-based curriculum on thoracoscopic lobectomy. Ann Thorac Surg 2012 0.86
17 Quality of life outcomes are equivalent after lobectomy in the elderly. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2008 0.82
18 Computed tomography screening for lung cancer: where are we now? N C Med J 2013 0.75
19 Tumor acquisition for biomarker research in lung cancer. Cancer Invest 2014 0.75
20 Incorporating research into thoracic surgery practice. Thorac Surg Clin 2011 0.75
21 Platelet Counts and Postoperative Stroke After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting Surgery. Anesth Analg 2017 0.75