Surgical treatment of lung cancer by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
To investigate the role of curative and palliative surgical treatment of lung cancer with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). Forty-three patients with lung cancer were prescribed operations with VATS, which included 5 cases of stage IA, 14 cases of IB, 1 case of IIA, 4 cases of IIB, 7 case...
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Published in | Zhongguo fei ai za zhi Vol. 7; no. 5; p. 431 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Chinese |
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China
Chinese Anti-Cancer Association Chinese Antituberculosis Association
20.10.2004
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Summary: | To investigate the role of curative and palliative surgical treatment of lung cancer with video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
Forty-three patients with lung cancer were prescribed operations with VATS, which included 5 cases of stage IA, 14 cases of IB, 1 case of IIA, 4 cases of IIB, 7 cases of IIIA, 6 cases of T4-IIIB and 6 cases of IV. The 7 patients of stage IIIA were previously staged as N0 before operation, but reevaluated as N2-IIIA after operation. There were 3 cases of malignant pleural effusion and 3 cases of pleural implantation in stage IIIB cases. There were 2 cases of cardiac tamponade, 1 case of solitary brain metastasis, and 3 cases of ipsilateral or contralateral solitary lung metastasis in cases of stage IV. The main methods of operation performed included lobectomy in 36 cases, wedge resection in 5 cases, and pericardial opening in 2 cases. Systemly mediastinal lymph node dissections were performed in 36 cases. Concurrent contralateral pulmonary wedge resections were performed in 2 |
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ISSN: | 1009-3419 1999-6187 |
DOI: | 10.3779/cjlc.v7i5.2640 |