Lung - Cancer

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The Impact of Preoperative Invasive Nodal Staging on Unexpected Mediastinal Upstaging in Early-Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

June 26, 2025 | Jeffrey Velotta

This study evaluated the effect of perioperative invasive nodal staging on nodal upstaging in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients undergoing resection. Out of 2,576 patients, only 18.7 percent underwent invasive nodal staging, with...

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Right Basilar Segmental Autologous Lung Transplantation With Carinal Reconstruction for Central Lung SCC

September 24, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This case report describes a 75-year-old patient with a centrally located squamous cell carcinoma extending from the carina to the right intermediate bronchus and the superior segment of the lower...

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An STS General Thoracic Surgery Database Analysis of the Association Between LN Dissection and Chylothorax

September 24, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This Society of Thoracic Surgeons General Thoracic Surgery Database analysis found that postoperative chylothorax risk increases with the extent of lymph-node dissection during pulmonary resection. Although uncommon, chylothorax was associated...

Podcast

The Beat With Joel Dunning Ep. 173: Uniportal Robotics in the UAE

September 10, 2026 | Joel DunningGold ContributorSilver Commentor

This week on The Beat, CTSNet Editor-in-Chief Joel Dunning spoke with Taj Mohammed Fiyaz Chowdhry, a consultant thoracic surgeon at Burjeel Specialty Hospital, Sharjah, UAE, about uniportal robotics in the...

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Tumor Mutational Burden as a Predictor of Immune-Related Adverse Events in Patients With Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Receiving Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Brief Report

September 3, 2026 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

High tumor mutational burden (TMB) predicts not only response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) but also immune-related toxicity. In this single-center cohort of...

Video

Harmonic HD–Powered Right Upper Lobectomy

April 22, 2019 | Marco NardiniBronze Contributor…

Mr Felice Granato demonstrates a thoracoscopic right upper lobectomy, which was performed for a primary pulmonary malignancy. The Harmonic HD was adopted for sealing of one of the segmental arteries...

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A Year at the Forefront of General Thoracic Surgery

April 17, 2019 | Wei-Guo Ma

Dr Burt gives a brief overview of the considerable advances for patients with thoracic malignancies (non–small cell lung cancer in particular).

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In Global News: Airbnb for Cancer Treatment, Comics for Informing Consent, and Reducing Tobacco Use

April 12, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest Washington state will increase the age at which people can purchase tobacco and vaping products to 21, part of a growing Tobacco 21 law movement...

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In Global News: Specialized Regional Organ Recovery Teams, the Importance of Tumor Board Discussions, and Coffee and Lung Cancer

April 5, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest In this brief video, an oncologist shares some thoughts on the value of tumor board discussions and the importance of having them early in a...

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In Global News: US National Coverage Policy for TAVR, UK Lung Cancer Guideline Update, and Steroids and AKI After CABG

March 29, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care and General Interest The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have released their proposed update to the national coverage policy for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, in which...

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Low Truncal Muscle Area on Chest Computed Tomography: A Poor Prognostic Factor for the Cure of Early-Stage Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

March 28, 2019 | Claire Vernon

Sun and colleagues investigated the relationship between low skeletal muscle mass and the prognosis of early-stage non–small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In more than 300 patients with early-stage NSCLC, the...

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Uptake of Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Resections Within the Veterans Affairs

March 16, 2019 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The institution-specific uptake of VATS for lung cancer resection in the US Veterans Affairs system was evaluated over the past 15 years. Uptake more than tripled during the study period,...

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Posterior Uniportal VATS for the Posterior Segment (S2) Nonanatomical Resection Followed by Lobectomy: Major Bleeding Event

March 11, 2019 | Davor Stamenovic

A 67-year-old woman, with multimorbidity and previously treated squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue, was admitted to the author’s clinic for the treatment of a 1.1 cm squamous cell carcinoma...

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