Feasibility and long-term efficacy of video-assisted thoracic surgery for unexpected pathologic N2 disease in non-small cell lung cancer

Objectives: This study compares early and late outcomes for treatment by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) versus treatment by thoracotomy for clinical N0, but post-operatively unexpected, pathologic N2 disease (cN0-pN2). Methods: Clinical records of patients with unexpected N2 non-small cell...

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Main Authors: Shaohua Wang, Wenyong Zhou, Hui Zhang, Mingchuan Zhao, Xiaofeng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2013;volume=8;issue=3;spage=170;epage=175;aulast=Wang