Nodal Upstaging Evaluation After Robotic-Assisted Lobectomy for Early-Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Compared to Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery and Thoracotomy: A Retrospective Single Center Analysis

Nodal Upstaging Evaluation After Robotic-Assisted Lobectomy for Early-Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Compared to Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery and Thoracotomy: A Retrospective Single Center Analysis

Introduction: The standard surgical procedures for patients with early-stage NSCLC is lobectomy-associated radical lymphadenectomy performed by using the thoracotomy approach. In the last few years, minimally invasive techniques have increasingly strengthened their role in lung cancer treatment, esp...

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Main Authors: Filippo Tommaso Gallina, Enrico Melis, Daniele Forcella, Edoardo Mercadante, Daniele Marinelli, Serena Ceddia, Federico Cappuzzo, Sabrina Vari, Fabiana Letizia Cecere, Mauro Caterino, Antonello Vidiri, Paolo Visca, Simonetta Buglioni, Isabella Sperduti, Mirella Marino, Francesco Facciolo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Surgery
Subjects:
NSCLC
robotic thoracic surgery (RATS)
mediastinal lymphadenectomy
VATS
thoracic oncology
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2021.666158/full

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