Salvage surgery after chemo- or chemoradiotherapy for initially unresectable lung carcinoma.

CONCLUSIONS: Although cardiopulmonary complications can accompany salvage surgery, the procedure is generally safe. Survival outcome is encouraging, especially in cases with good response to initial treatment.
PMID: 31445048 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - August 20, 2019 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Sonobe M, Yutaka Y, Nakajima D, Hamaji M, Menju T, Ohsumi A, Chen-Yoshikawa TF, Sato T, Date H Tags: Ann Thorac Surg Source Type: research