Pneumonectomy for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths and its incidence continues to increase. Emerging therapies as part of a multimodal approach are making more patients eligible for surgical resection. As more surgeons are treating locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer they find themselves recommending pneumonectomy as the surgical component of the multidisciplinary plan. Performing a pneumonectomy is technically demanding and is associated with many potential perioperative comorbidities. With the proper preparation, experience, and attention to perioperative care, pneumonectomy can be carried out safely with excellent outcomes and a good quality of life.
Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of General Surgery, Lung Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza MS390, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: david.sugarbaker@bcm.edu.
David J
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Sugarbaker
Michael E. DeBakey Department of General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza MS390, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Ricky J
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Haywood-Watson
Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Michael E. DeBakey Department of General Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza MS390, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
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Wald
D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011788:Quality of Life; D016896:Treatment Outcome
Lung cancer; Multimodal therapy; Operative complications; Operative technique; Pneumonectomy; Preoperative evaluation