Modalities of surgical approach in the treatment of lung cancer
Journal
International Journal of Recent Research in Arts and Sciences
Date Issued
2024-03
Author(s)
Ferati I
Abstract
Lung cancer is the most common malignancy in men and in the entire human population. It is considered that 2,200,000 new patients are detected annually in the world (Globcan 2020), i.e. 1,135 in the Republic of North Macedonia (Globcan 2020), of which only 59 patients were surgically treated at the thoracic and vascular surgery clinic in 2022, which is 85% of the total surgically treated in the Republic of North Macedonia.1
Numerous surgical techniques of lung resections are at our disposal in the treatment of lung malignancy, from wedge resection, segmentectomy, lobectomy and pneumectomy, which depends on the stage of the disease, localization of the tumor, involvement of other structures, functional reserves, etc.
Lobectomy with lymphadenectomy is still a standard surgical technique in the treatment of early lung cancer (stage I and II non-small cell cancer). The use of oncological drugs before surgical treatment can contribute to the application of surgery in cases where it was not possible, as well as reduce the tumor so that a less extensive surgical procedure can be applied.
At the Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Clinic, of 59 patients surgically treated for lung cancer, 49 (83%) were treated with open anterolateral thoracotomy, and lobectomy with lymphadenectomy was most commonly performed in 41 (49.5%).Early diagnosis of lung cancer, using computed tomography screening, would allow the use of less aggressive approaches, such as videothoracoscopic surgery, robot-assisted surgery, and the use of less extensive lung resections such as segmentectomies with lymphadenectomy.
Numerous surgical techniques of lung resections are at our disposal in the treatment of lung malignancy, from wedge resection, segmentectomy, lobectomy and pneumectomy, which depends on the stage of the disease, localization of the tumor, involvement of other structures, functional reserves, etc.
Lobectomy with lymphadenectomy is still a standard surgical technique in the treatment of early lung cancer (stage I and II non-small cell cancer). The use of oncological drugs before surgical treatment can contribute to the application of surgery in cases where it was not possible, as well as reduce the tumor so that a less extensive surgical procedure can be applied.
At the Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Clinic, of 59 patients surgically treated for lung cancer, 49 (83%) were treated with open anterolateral thoracotomy, and lobectomy with lymphadenectomy was most commonly performed in 41 (49.5%).Early diagnosis of lung cancer, using computed tomography screening, would allow the use of less aggressive approaches, such as videothoracoscopic surgery, robot-assisted surgery, and the use of less extensive lung resections such as segmentectomies with lymphadenectomy.
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