Photodynamic Therapy Followed by Thoracoscopic Sleeve Lobectomy for Locally Advanced Lung Cancer

Photodynamic therapy is an effective technique for debulking endobronchial tumors over an acceptably short time-course; however, to be effective, numerous treatment cycles may be required to achieve the desired results. We present a case in which photodynamic therapy was used with curative intent to...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 85; no. 5; pp. e24 - e26
Main Authors DeArmond, Daniel T., MD, Mahtabifard, Ali, MD, Fuller, Clark B., MD, McKenna, Robert J., MD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.05.2008
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Bronchoscopy
Carcinoma, Adenosquamous - drug therapy
Carcinoma, Adenosquamous - pathology
Carcinoma, Adenosquamous - surgery
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Combined Modality Therapy
Debridement - methods
Female
Humans
Lung - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Lymph Node Excision
Middle Aged
Neoadjuvant Therapy
Neoplasm Staging
Photochemotherapy - methods
Pneumonectomy - methods
Prognosis
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted - methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Photodynamic therapy is an effective technique for debulking endobronchial tumors over an acceptably short time-course; however, to be effective, numerous treatment cycles may be required to achieve the desired results. We present a case in which photodynamic therapy was used with curative intent to downsize an obstructing endobronchial non–small cell lung cancer in advance of resection via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with right upper lobe sleeve lobectomy.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2008.02.070