Resection of superior sulcus tumors (posterior approach) Journal Article
| Authors: | Kent, M. S.; Bilsky, M. H.; Rusch, V. W. |
| Article Title: | Resection of superior sulcus tumors (posterior approach) |
| Abstract: | Tumors of the superior sulcus are an uncommon form of NSCLC and historically have been associated with high rates of incomplete resection, local recurrence, and death. Recent data from a multi-institutional study suggest that preoperative chemoradiation may improve the rates of complete resection and cure. Involvement of the vertebral body or brachial plexus, areas once considered unresectable, is amenable to advanced techniques of spinal reconstruction and may lead to long-term survival in selected patients. |
| Keywords: | survival; treatment outcome; survival analysis; mortality; review; comparative study; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; methodology; magnetic resonance imaging; computer assisted tomography; lung non small cell cancer; lung resection; carcinoma, non-small-cell lung; lung neoplasms; pneumonectomy; tomography, x-ray computed; pathology; risk assessment; postoperative complication; postoperative complications; cancer invasion; lung tumor; neoplasm invasiveness; thorax surgery; thoracic surgical procedures; pancoast tumor; pancoast's syndrome; humans; prognosis; human; male; female |
| Journal Title: | Thoracic Surgery Clinics |
| Volume: | 14 |
| Issue: | 2 |
| ISSN: | 1547-4127 |
| Publisher: | W.B. Saunders Co-Elsevier Inc. |
| Date Published: | 2004-05-01 |
| Start Page: | 217 |
| End Page: | 228 |
| Language: | English |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 15382298 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/S1547-4127(04)00013-1 |
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| Notes: | Thorac Surg Clin -- Cited By (since 1996):8 -- Export Date: 16 June 2014 -- Source: Scopus |
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