For patients in the early stage of non-small cell lung cancer, surgical resection yields optimal outcomes. Prior investigations have shown that different resection procedures have very different ...

1. Which Doctor Should I Consult for Pneumonectomy? A thoracic surgeon (also known as the cardiothoracic surgeon), who specializes in surgery of the chest which includes lungs, heart, blood vessels ...

Pleural recurrence after needle biopsy of the lung: An analysis in patients with completely resected stage I non-small cell lung cancer Conclusions: There was no significant difference between right ...

This new analysis incorporated 1997-2013 data on patients with a history of surgical resection of stage IIIA-N2 non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and their postop complications to evaluate the ...

Cancer or other health problems could lead you and your doctor to decide to remove one of your lungs. In most cases, one healthy lung should be able to deliver enough oxygen and remove enough carbon ...

For patients in the early stage of non-small cell lung cancer, surgical resection yields optimal outcomes. Prior investigations have shown that different resection procedures have very different ...

Evaluation of neoadjuvant “window of opportunity” trials with targeted therapy in patients with surgically resectable non-small cell lung cancer. Multicenter phase II study evaluating docetaxel, CDDP, ...

A 33-year-old woman underwent a right-sided pneumonectomy in 1995 for treatment of a lung adenocarcinoma. As expected, there was an abrupt decrease in her vital capacity, but unexpectedly, it ...

In this retrospective analysis, outcomes data were evaluated on patients receiving care related to extrapleural pneumonectomy for soft tissue sarcoma or bone sarcoma. “Patient selection is critical ...

While lobectomy is the surgical gold standard for early-stage NSCLC, some patients will continue to need pneumonectomy to achieve radical resection. Historically, the use of adjuvant and neoadjuvant ...