Thoracic Key

Introduction Print Section Listen Brachytherapy, the use of radioactive isotopes placed directly on the desired target tissues during surgery or placed endoluminally, can be used for treatment of lung cancer….

Introduction Print Section Listen Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is defined by the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD)1 as persistent, usually progressive airflow limitation associated with an…

Introduction Print Section Listen Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women.1 Only one-third of patients diagnosed with lung cancer are stage appropriate for…

Introduction Print Section Listen Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) lobectomy has been used in the treatment of lung cancer since the early 1990s. While there is evidence that lobectomy is better…

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…