Open AccessSurgery for metastatic pleural extension of non-small-cell lung cancer
Author(s) -
Pierre Mordant,
Alex Arame,
Christophe Foucault,
Antoine M. Dujon,
Françoise Le PimpecBarthes,
Marc Riquet
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2011.02.076
Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonectomy , surgery , thoracotomy , lung cancer , dissection (medical) , mediastinal lymph node , lymph node , lung , population , cancer , metastasis , oncology , environmental health
Malignant cells in the pleural fluid or pleural metastases are now classified stage IV in lung cancer and alter the treatment. Our purpose was to question the role of surgery in such patients.
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