Thoracic Key

Introduction Print Section Listen The ability to select patients appropriately, perform a competent pulmonary lobectomy, and manage patients safely in the postoperative interval epitomizes the skills of a good general…

Introduction Print Section Listen When treating patients with non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), it is important to assign an accurate clinical or pathologic stage to the disease at the time of…

Introduction Print Section Listen Despite progress in tracheal surgery over the past 60 years, to date, there is no suitable substitute for the trachea to bridge long gaps after resection….

Introduction Print Section Listen Pulmonary tuberculous diseases are contagious infections caused by bacterial organisms or bacilli of the Mycobacterium family (Mycobacteriaceae). The most common species is tuberculosis but other types…

Introduction Print Section Listen A pathologist experienced in thoracic oncology is an essential member of the thoracic team. Surgical resection related to lung cancer and other pulmonary pathology accounts for…

Introduction Print Section Listen Squamous cell lung cancer represents between 25% and 30% of all primary lung malignancy. It is believed that most squamous cell cancers begin in the central…

Introduction Print Section Listen The importance of parenchymal preservation during pulmonary surgery was realized over 50 years ago when descriptions of bronchial resection and reconstruction were first published.1–3 Since then,…

Introduction Print Section Listen Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) occurs in 1.5% to 7% of patients after pneumonectomy. BPFs can have devastating consequences, with mortality of 25% to 71% and prolonged hospital…

Introduction Print Section Listen Radiation therapy (RT) plays an important role in the management of locally advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In the neoadjuvant (preoperative) setting, thoracic RT with concurrent…

Introduction Print Section Listen The recognition of pulmonary metastases from an extrathoracic primary tumor is a dramatic and emotional change in the care of the cancer patient. The clinical situation…