Lung Cancer Surgery Part C: Segmentectomy and Wedge Resection in the Surgical Treatment of NSCLC

Demirkaya A., Kaynak K.

LUNG CANCER: CLINICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIFICATIONS, pp.259-267, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
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  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: LUNG CANCER: CLINICAL AND SURGICAL SPECIFICATIONS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
  • Page Numbers: pp.259-267
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The standard treatment for stage I NSCLC is lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node sampling or dissection. The role of limited resection for stage IA lesions, especially those <= 2 cm in diameter is controversial despite many proponents. Patients with physiologic limitation prohibiting lobectomy should be evaluated for sublobar resection, as it seems to offer increasingly similar overall and cancer-free survival rates. Limited resection should be done with systematic or complete lymph node sampling.