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Cáncer pulmonar: caracterización, estadificación y supervivencia en una cohorte de una década en un hospital del sistema público de salud de Chile

Rev. méd. Chile; 150 (1), 2022
Background: Lung cancer is the world's leading cause of cancer death. Aim: To describe the clinical, staging and survival characteristics of lung cancer in a public Chilean regional hospital. Material and Methods: Analysis of a prospective database of a thoracic surgery service, retrieving histologically...

The role of the surgeon in treating patients with lung cancer. An updating article

Säo Paulo med. j; 139 (3), 2021
ABSTRACT Lung cancer is a type of neoplasia with one of the highest incidences worldwide and is the largest cause of mortality due to cancer in the world today. It is classified according to its histological and biological characteristics, which will determine its treatment and prognosis. Non-small cell ...

Postoperative transient elevation of serum cancer antigen 125 in non-small cell lung cancer patients

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The aim of this retrospective study was to investigate the correlation of transiently elevated postoperative serum cancer antigen 125 levels and prognosis in patients with non-small cell lung cancer. METHODS: A total of 181 non-small cell lung cancer patients with normal levels of pr...

Robotic thoracic surgery for non-small cell lung cancer: initial experience in Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (1), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the morbidity, mortality, and rate of complete resection associated with robotic surgery for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer in Brazil, as well as to report the rates of overall survival and disease-free survival in patients so treated. Methods: This was a re...

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

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (4), 2020
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 be of...

EBUS-TBNA versus surgical mediastinoscopy for mediastinal lymph node staging in potentially operable non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

J. bras. pneumol; 46 (6), 2020
ABSTRACT Objective: Lung cancer (LC) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Accurate mediastinal staging is mandatory in order to assess prognosis and to select patients for surgical treatment. EBUS-TBNA is a minimally invasive procedure that allows sampling of mediastinal lymph nodes (LNs). S...

Effects of a high-intensity pulmonary rehabilitation program on the minute ventilation/carbon dioxide output slope during exercise in a cohort of patients with COPD undergoing lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer

J. bras. pneumol; 45 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: Preoperative functional evaluation is central to optimizing the identification of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who are candidates for surgery. The minute ventilation/carbon dioxide output (VE/VCO2) slope has proven to be a predictor of surgical complications and m...

Lung cancer: changes in histology, gender, and age over the last 30 years in Brazil

J. bras. pneumol; 43 (5), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective: To describe the trends in tumor histology, gender and age among patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with lung resection. The histology of lung cancer has changed in developed countries, and there is still little information available on the topic for developing c...

Resultados del tratamiento quirúrgico del cáncer de pulmón de células no pequeñas, estadio III
Results of surgical treatment against stage-IIIA non-small cell lung cancer

Rev. cuba. cir; 42 (1), 2003
Con el objetivo de evaluar los resultados del tratamiento quirúrgico en los pacientes con cáncer primario del pulmón de células no pequeñas, en el estadio III A, se estudiaron a los enfermos operados en el Servicio de Cirugía General del Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras", desde ener...