Extent of Lung Resection in Non-small Lung Cancer with Interlobar Lymph Node Involvement

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GÜNLÜOĞLU M. Z., Demir A., TURNA A., Sansar D., Melek H., Ibrahim S., ...More

ANNALS OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.17, no.3, pp.229-235, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 17 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Doi Number: 10.5761/atcs.oa.09.01530
  • Journal Name: ANNALS OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.229-235
  • Keywords: non-small cell lung cancer, interlobar lymph node, sump node, pneumonectomy, LONG-TERM SURVIVAL, SLEEVE LOBECTOMY, PNEUMONECTOMY, N1, EXPERIENCE, MANAGEMENT, CARCINOMA
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Optimal resection type for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with interlobar lymph node involvement (ILNI) has seldom been reported. To completely resect a NSCLC with ILNI, some surgeons believe that a pneumonectomy is needed.