Assessment of Operability and Resectability in Lung Cancer

Farid M Shamji; Gilles Beauchamp

doi:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2021.07.008

Assessment of Operability and Resectability in Lung Cancer

Thorac Surg Clin. 2021 Nov;31(4):379-391. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2021.07.008.

Authors

Farid M Shamji¹, Gilles Beauchamp²

Affiliations

¹ University of Ottawa, General Campus, Ottawa Hospital, 501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario K1H 8L6, Canada. Electronic address: faridshamji@hotmail.com.
² Thoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Maisonneuve-Rosemount Hospital, University of Montreal, 5415 L'Assomption Boulevard, Montreal, Quebec H1T 2M4, Canada.

PMID: 34696850
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2021.07.008

Abstract

Lung cancer is a lethal disease, and chronic cigarette smoking is the most common cause. The selection of treatment is based on the histologic cell type, accurate staging, and adequacy of cardiopulmonary functional reserve. The risk for surgery is highest in patients over the age of 80 years.

Keywords: Lung cancer; Mediastinal node map; Operability; Resectability.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Humans
Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
Lung Neoplasms* / surgery
Neoplasm Staging