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Cancer

August 11, 2015
This single institution retrospective study evaluated the relationship of adenocarcinoma subtype to long-term survival after resection of stage I lung cancer.  Patients with solid-predominant tumors experienced recurrences earlier, more often in distant sites, and more often in multiple locations.  This subtype was also independently associated with
August 4, 2015
This video shows a technique for the gradual transition from a conventional 3/4-port, to a 2-port, and finally to a single-port approach for thoracoscopic anatomic lung resections.
July 30, 2015
The ESMO Guidelines Committee provides an update to its guidelines for evaluation and management of malignant pleural mesothelioma.  They recommend against screening.  A biopsy demonstrating tissue invasion is required for a definitive diagnosis.  Definitions for different extents of surgical radicality are provided.  No specific recommendations for
July 27, 2015
The authors present a patient with a suspected cT1aN0 NSCLC right nodule, who was treated with a VATS anatomical segmentectomy.
July 23, 2015
This multicenter retrospective study evaluated the efficacy of salvage esophagectomy after definitive chemoradiotherapy compared to planned esophagectomy after induction chemoradiotherapy.  Operative mortality was similarly high in both groups (8.4% vs 9.3%).  Anastomotic leak was higher after salvage esophagectomy (17.2% vs 10.7%).  3-year survival
July 22, 2015
This video shows a left upper lobectomy with wedge resection of the pulmonary artery, sleeve bronchoplasty, and mediastinal lymph node dissection in a 36-year-old female patient.
July 20, 2015
This study explores the genetical contribution to lung cancer in non-smoking patients using a state-wide cancer registry for lung cancer (n=5544).    This study provides insight into which non-smoking patients are at risk for lung cancer.
July 17, 2015
Retrospective study of 917 patients undergoing esophagectomy for squamous cell carcinoma at a single hospital in China. In the 7th version of the AJCC staging system for esophageal cancer, nodal stage (N stage) is based solely on the number of lymph node (LN) metastases.
July 16, 2015
In order to improve the diagnostic accuracy of bronchoscopy for lung cancer, epithelial cells were collected from normal appearing mucosa in the mainstem bronchus of patients suspected of having lung cancer during diagnostic bronchoscopy.  The samples were evaluated with a gene expression classifier.  43% of the standard examinations were nondiagnost
July 14, 2015
Intraoperative events during VATS lobectomy should be expected. The management of these events is critical to achieving a good patient outcome. This video advocates for a preventative strategy, practicing event management, and communicating specific skills to address intraoperative events such as pulmonary artery bleeding.

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