TY  - JOUR
AU  - Galvaing, Geraud
AU  - Chadeyras, Jean Baptiste
AU  - Merle, Patrick
AU  - Tardy, Marie M
AU  - Naamee, Adel
AU  - Bailly, Patrick
AU  - Filaire, Marc
PY  - 2015
TI  - Extended resection of non-small cell lung cancer invading the left atrium, is it worth the risk?
JF  - Chinese Clinical Oncology; Vol 4, No 4 (December 29, 2015): Chinese Clinical Oncology (Lung Cancer - Guest Editors: Jean-Pierre Armand and Liya Ju)
Y2  - 2015
KW  - 
N2  - Only few reports of surgical approach to T4 lung carcinoma invading the heart have been reported in the medical literature. It is also controversial if such cancer should be treated by surgery. The aim of this review is to assess the current risk/benefit ratio of the surgical management of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) invading the left atrium, especially in the light of a multidisciplinary approach. We also expose our surgical experience and the procedure we have developed in order to increase our rate of complete resection as this criterion appears to be mandatory as well as patients’ nodal status in order to increase life expectancy.
UR  - https://cco.amegroups.org/article/view/6859