The Role of Sublobar Resections in the Treatment  of Small Cell Lung Cancer

Cemal  Özçelik; Alper Avcı

doi:10.5152/EurJTher.2018.1007

Authors

Cemal Özçelik Department of Thoracic Surgery, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey
Alper Avcı Department of Thoracic Surgery, Çukurova University School of Medicine, Adana, Turkey

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5152/EurJTher.2018.1007

Keywords:

Sublobar resection, segmentectomy, wedge resection, brachytherapy

Abstract

Lobectomy is the standard treatment in the early stages of non-small cell lung cancer. Today, however, it is questioned whether lobectomy should be performed in all early diagnosed patients. Sublobar resection remains a treatment option in elderly patients with low cardiopulmonary reserve who cannot tolerate sublobar resection lobectomy. In small tumors measuring 2 cm in diameter, sublobar resections can provide local recurrence rates and long survival rates equivalent to lobectomy when performed with the appropriate techniques in eligible patients. The addition of brachytherapy can further improve the results.

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