Segmental and wedge resections for lung cancer: a palliative or curative procedure?
Among 1000 consecutive patients submitted to surgery for lung carcinoma, 24 underwent minimal resections. Minimal resections although occasionally curative are, as a rule, palliative procedures to be used in patients with limited cardio-pulmonary reserve or previously submitted to lung resection. Whenever possible lateral, muscle-sparing thoracotomy and wedge resections should be performed.
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care