title: Resection of superior sulcus tumors (posterior approach).
abstract: Tumors of the superior sulcus are an uncommon form of NSCLC and historically have been associated with high rates of incomplete resection, local recurrence, and death. Recent data from a multi-institutional study suggest that preoperative chemoradiation may improve the rates of complete resection and cure. Involvement of the vertebral body or brachial plexus, areas once considered unresectable, is amenable to advanced techniques of spinal reconstruction and may lead to long-term survival in selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 1275 York Avenue, New York, USA.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.forename: Mark H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Bilsky
authors.forename: Valerie W
authors.initials: VW
authors.lastname: Rusch
mesh_terms: D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness / Q000473:pathology*; D010178:Pancoast Syndrome / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality*; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016019:Survival Analysis; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome