Christian Seefelder, Robert Sümpelmann 1Anesthesia and analgesia for thoracic surgery 1.1Introduction The unpleasant times of years gone by when surgeons and anesthesiologists found themselves in conflict over competing perceptions of…
Clemens Aigner, Walter Klepetko 4Lung transplantation 4.1Introduction The performance of pediatric lung transplantation remains the domain of a few highly specialized centers. Written by the experts Clemens Aigner and Walter…
Cellular and Molecular Pathology of Lung Cancer 3 Edwin R. Parra and Ignacio I. Wistuba INTRODUCTION Traditionally, clinical treatment options for lung cancer were based on the distinction between small…
Management of Thymic Tumors 15 Sukhmani K. Padda, Bryan M. Burt, and Heather A. Wakelee INTRODUCTION Epidemiology Thymic epithelial tumors (TETs), including thymomas and thymic carcinomas, are derived from thymic…
Management of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Tumors 13 Ying Wang, Cheryl Ho, and Janessa Laskin INTRODUCTION Pulmonary neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) are a spectrum of lung malignancies that arise from the neuroendocrine (NE)…
Management of Elderly and High-Risk Patients With Lung Cancer 12 Vinicius Ernani and Taofeek K. Owonikoko INTRODUCTION Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-associated mortality worldwide, causing an estimated…
Biologic Basis of Lung Cancer 2 Charles A. Powell and Vaishnavi Kundel LUNG CARCINOGENESIS Exposure and Susceptibility Tobacco smoking is the major cause of lung cancer (1). Individuals with predisposition…
Management of Pleural Mesothelioma 14 Anish Thomas and Raffit Hassan INTRODUCTION Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive tumor that arises from the serosal surfaces of pleura, pericardium, peritoneum, or the tunica…
Lung Cancer Screening 4 Steven E. Lommatzsch and James Jett INTRODUCTION Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States (1). The association between tobacco use…
