Thoracic Key

Introduction Print Section Listen As long as surgery remains the best curative treatment for lung cancer, patients will continue to require pneumonectomy to treat lung cancer and for other occasional…

Introduction Print Section Listen The multimodality management of inoperable non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) – from early-stage disease to locally advanced presentations – has changed substantially over the past 20…

Introduction Print Section Listen Bronchogenic carcinoma remains the most common cause of cancer death in both men and women in the United States. These tumors can exhibit local progression and…

Introduction Print Section Listen Segmentectomy was initially described by Churchill and Belsey1 in 1939 for the treatment of bronchiectasis. Although the operation is still used to treat suppurative and other…

Introduction Print Section Listen Airway neoplasms account for approximately 90% of carinal resections.1 The incidence of primary tracheal tumors is unclear, but is known to be rare. A recent population-based…

Anatomy of the Lung and Tracheobronchial Tree Print Section Listen The chest has two lungs (a right lung and a left lung) (Fig. 68-1). Each lung is divided into independent…

Introduction Print Section Listen Rarely, locally extensive but nonmetastatic cancers of the upper aerodigestive tract require resection. Cancers of the larynx, cervical trachea, hypopharynx, cervical esophagus, and thyroid can be…