Open AccessThe role of VATS in the staging of non small cell lung cancer
Author(s) -
Reza Bagheri,
Alireza Tavassoli,
Seyed Ziaollah Haghi,
Mehdi Abasi Sahebi,
Noora Bigdeli
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/0970-2113.106120
Subject(s) - medicine , thoracotomy , lung cancer , surgery , cardiothoracic surgery , radiology , video assisted thoracoscopic surgery , vats lobectomy , pneumonectomy , oncology
Since determining of prognosis and treatment method is related to accurate evaluation of TNM staging of non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), we aimed to evaluate the role of Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) in staging of NSCLC.