Commentary: Re-consult surgery for patients with lung cancer? The role of resection after initial nonoperative therapy

Although the role of surgery for early and even more locally advanced non –small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) stages is generally well defined, the use of resection in patients for whom operative intervention was not initially considered appropriate is significantly less clear. Surgeons historically have considered attempts at resection when patients had persistent or recur rent disease after their primary nonoperative therapy (so-called “salvage surgery”) to not only be associated with greater risk but also unclear oncologic benefits.
Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Tags: Commentary Source Type: research