Sublobar resection in the treatment of elderly patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer

ABSTRACT Surgical resection is the primary treatment option for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer, lobectomy being considered the standard of care. In elderly patients, physiological characteristics can limit the suitability for surgery and the extent of resection. Sublobar resection (SLR) can...

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Main Authors: Margarida Afonso, Carlos Branco, Tiago Manuel Alfaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1806-37132020000400300&lng=en&tlng=en