Lung Cancer - Surgery

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The 2023 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Expert Consensus Document: Management of Subsolid Lung Nodules

June 20, 2024 | Mujtaba MubashirGold Contributor

This consensus paper released by the AATS puts forth 17 recommendations regarding subsolid lung nodules. These consensus statements relate to the radiological and pathological definitions of subsolid nodules, growth rate, recommendations for diagnosis of these...

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STS Expert Consensus Document (2026) on Addressing Definition and Practices of Sublobar Resection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

July 29, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Expert Consensus Document (2026) on Addressing Definition and Practices of Sublobar Resection in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) provides evidence-based recommendations to guide the...

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Post-Induction Robotic Left Lower Lobectomy in a Patient With a Previous S9–S10 Left Segmentectomy

July 6, 2026 | Alessia Caputo…

The clinical case presented in this video concerns a 67-year-old female patient who came to the authors’ attention in 2021 after undergoing a computed tomography (CT) scan that revealed the...

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Evaluation and Management of N2+ Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: An Interview With Dr. Philip Linden

June 5, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor…

At the 2026 American Association for Thoracic Surgery (AATS) Annual Meeting, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief, Joel Dunning, a cardiothoracic surgeon at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough, UK, spoke with Dr. Philip...

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Hybrid VATS Right Upper Lobectomy With En Bloc Chest Wall Resection and Thoracoscopic Management of Major Stapler Injury

June 1, 2026 | José Yaryura Montero…

The authors present the case of a 71-year-old female former smoker who was referred for persistent right dorsal thoracic pain. Computed tomography (CT) and positron emission tomography (PET) scans revealed...

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Robotic-Assisted Versus Thoracoscopic Lobectomy Outcomes From High-Volume Thoracic Surgeons

August 21, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

For high volume surgeons (defined as 20 or more annual lobectomies), the use of a robotic approach had a lower conversion to open rate and a lower complication rate, while...

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PACIFIC: Time for a Surgical IIIA Uprising

August 20, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This provocative editorial outlines concepts that thoracic surgeons should understand in the era of immunotherapy for potentially resectable N2 disease.

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Use of Indocyanine Green as a Mark for Intersegmental Plane During Thoracoscopic Segmentectomies: An Apparent Failure

August 1, 2018 | Agathe Seguin-Givelet…

The use of near-infrared imaging after systemic injection of indocyanine green (ICG) is becoming the method of choice for marking the intersegmental plane during video-assisted segmentectomies. The authors present a...

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In Global News: World Lung Cancer Day, Percutaneous Tricuspid Repairs, and a Notebook for Cancer Treatment Management

July 27, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest A woman developed a combination planner, record-keeping notebook, and journal to help her husband through his treatment for esophageal cancer, and other patients now use...

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Sarcopenia in Resected NSCLC: Effect on Postoperative Outcomes

July 6, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This retrospective study of 328 patients undergoing resection for non-small cell lung cancer demonstrated that sarcopenia determined by psoas muscle mass on computed tomography was associated with increased postoperative complications...

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Making Difficult Decisions in Lung Cancer: Oligometastasis, Ground Glass Opacities, Bilateral Lung Lesions, Surgery for Recurrence

July 5, 2018 | Gilbert Massard

Gilbert Massard of the Centre Hospitalier in Strasbourg, France, discusses difficult treatment decisions in lung cancer. He reviews the different treatment approaches for oligometastasis, ground glass opacities, and multiple primary...

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In Global News: HCV and Heart Transplants, Refusing Lung Cancer Treatment, and Predicting Intraoperative Hypotension

June 15, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest Cardiac arrest survivors gathered at Basildon Hospital in the UK to share their stories and raise awareness, while attempting to set a world record for...

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Neoadjuvant PD-1 Blockade in Resectable Lung Cancer

May 23, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

This is among the first and largest summaries of the use of neoadjuvant PD-1 inhibitor (nivolumab) in patients with resectable lung cancer. The safety profile was adequate, 20 of 21...

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