A Review on Comparison of Lobectomy and Segmentectomy in the Treatment of 
Early Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

Lung cancer is a worldwide malignancy with high morbidity and mortality in the world. With the application of low-dose spiral computed tomography in the screening and diagnosis of lung cancer, more lung cancers are detected at an early stage and cured by surgical treatment. Anatomical lobectomy has long been the standard procedure for the treatment of early stage non-small cell lung cancer. However, whether intentional segmentectomy can be more used remains controversial. And this paper focuses on the question. 
 DOI: 10.3779/j.issn.1009-3419.2019.08.08
Source: Chinese Journal of Lung Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research