Abstract Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) was first described with use of a modified Bovie knife in the liver in animal studies published in 1990. Subsequent descriptions of successful ablation of liver…
Keywords chest wall reconstruction, chest wall tumors, complete (R0) resection, lung cancer extended resections, lymph node dissection, mediastinal nodes, non-small cell lung cancers, Pancoast tumors Summary of Key Points…
Abstract The present chapter presents the different treatment approaches for locally advanced non small cell lung cancer including radiation alone, targeted agents, combining chemotherapy and radiotherapy, the trimodality approach including…
Summary of Key Points • Radiotherapy plays a central role in the treatment of lung cancer for patients in both the palliative and curative settings. • Major advances in the…
Keywords lobectomy, lung cancer, pneumonectomy, segmentectomy, surgery, wedge resection Summary of Key Points • With the realization that many more lung cancers are being detected, which may not only…
Abstract This article reviews the role of 18 F-2-deoxy- d -glucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging in staging, radiation therapy planning, and determination of prognosis and therapeutic response in…
Summary of Key Points • Many meta-analyses, outcomes and matched cohort studies demonstrate equal long-term outcomes for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) and open lobectomy. • Matched comparisons generally demonstrate equal…
Summary of Key Points • In patients with clinically nonmetastatic small cell lung cancer (SCLC), positron emission tomography–computed tomography (PET–CT) as well as brain imaging is suggested to classify tumor…
Abstract Many factors influence the selection of patients for high dose curative-intent radiotherapy. Performance status remains the most important of the patient factors. Patients with a low performance status have…
Abstract Many factors influence the selection of patients for high dose curative-intent radiotherapy. Performance status remains the most important of the patient factors. Patients with a low performance status have…
