Lung - Cancer

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Intracavitary Cisplatin-Fibrin Followed by Irradiation Improved Tumor Control Compared to the Single Treatments in a Mesothelioma Rat Model

January 30, 2025 | Akshay PatelSilver Contributor

This murine model study investigated a novel combination treatment for pleural mesothelioma using intracavitary cisplatin-fibrin gel (cis-fib) and adjuvant irradiation (IR). Conducted on an orthotopic immunocompetent rat model, the study demonstrates that the combination therapy...

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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...

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Clinical Impact and Risk Factors for Skeletal Muscle Loss After Complete Resection of Early Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

April 13, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

The authors studied patients after resection of stage I non-small cell lung cancer. They found that nearly one-third had decreased muscle one year postoperatively, which was associated with poor performance...

Video

Uniportal VATS Resection of the Anterior Segment of the Left Upper Lobe

April 11, 2018 | Davor Stamenovic

Anterior segment resection of the left upper lobe is rarely performed. It is, however, usually incorporated within resection of the upper three segments of the left upper lobe. A 56-year-old...

Video

Multifocal Lung Cancer Discussion and Case Presentation

April 9, 2018 | Shanda BlackmonSilver Contributor…

Introduction Multifocal lung cancer is an increasingly common clinical scenario, but there is a lack of high-level evidence for its optimal treatment [1]. Staging is an important first step in...

Video

Full Thoracoscopic Right Basilar Segmentectomy for Carcinoid Tumor

March 26, 2018 | Dominique GossotBronze Contributor…

Carcinoid tumors are often located at the origin of a lobar or segmental bronchus. Stapling the bronchus, as is usually done during a thoracoscopic lobectomy or segmentectomy, creates the risk...

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Extended Release of Perioperative Immunotherapy Prevents Tumor Recurrence and Eliminates Metastases

March 23, 2018 | Mark FergusonBronze Contributor

Surgery for cancer is known to suppress immune response and facilitate the development of metastases. In this study in mice, a scaffold designed to release agonists of innate immunity over...

Video

Uniportal VATS Right Lower Lobectomy With Absent A6

March 17, 2018 | Sonia Roque…

This video demonstrates an anatomic variation encountered during a uniportal VATS right lower lobectomy – the absence of right segment arterial branch six.

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In Global News: Lowering the Maximum Nicotine in Cigarettes, iPS Cells for Heart Failure, and Anticoagulants and CKD

March 16, 2018 | Claire Vernon

Patient Care Some Syrian refugee children have received surgery for congenital heart defects in Jordan, however many refugees in need of complex medical care are unable to receive such care....

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Robotic Left Lower Lobe Basilar Segmentectomy

March 12, 2018 | Kelsey Musgrove MD…

Minimally invasive anatomic pulmonary segmentectomy requires intraparenchymal dissection for the exposure of the segmental vessels and bronchi. This dissection is performed bluntly during video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS), leading to increased...

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