Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Lymph Node Dissection for Lung Cancer

• Published in: Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery Vol. 24; no. 2; pp. 131 - 141
• Main Authors: Lee, Hyun-Sung, MD, PhD, Jang, Hee-Jin, MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 2012
• Subjects: Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - secondary; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung - surgery; Cardiothoracic Surgery; Humans; Lung Neoplasms - pathology; Lung Neoplasms - surgery; Lymph Node Excision - adverse effects; Lymph Node Excision - methods; Lymph Nodes - pathology; Lymph Nodes - surgery; Lymphatic Metastasis; mediastinal lymph node dissection; Mediastinum; minimally invasive surgery; Neoplasm Staging; non-small cell lung cancer; robotic surgery; Robotics; Surgery, Computer-Assisted - adverse effects; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted - adverse effects; Treatment Outcome; VATS; non-small cell lung cancer; mediastinal lymph node dissection; VATS; minimally invasive surgery; robotic surgery

Mediastinal lymph node staging is an important component of the assessment and management of patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer and is necessary to achieve complete resection. During minimally invasive surgery, performance of an equivalent oncologic resection, including adequate lymph...