Is it appropriate to perform video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for advanced lung cancer?. (March 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Sanchez-Lorente, David; Guzman, Rudith; Boada, Marc; Carriel, Nicole; Guirao, Angela; Molins, Laureano
• Is Part Of: Future oncology. Volume 14:Number 6(2018)Supplement
• Page Start: 29
• Page End: 31
• Publication Date: 2018-03
• Subjects: advanced lung cancer -- hybrid VATS -- lung cancer -- minimal invasive surgery -- neoadjuvancy -- NSCLC -- open surgery -- surgery -- VATS resection; Oncology -- Periodicals; 616.99405
• DOI: 10.2217/fon-2017-0388
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1479-6694

Abstract

Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) has showed benefits in terms of pain, hospital stay and accomplishment of adjuvancy therapy versus open surgery in early stage of non-small-cell lung cancer. Over the last years, the indication of VATS technique has been expanded to advanced lung cancer. In this article, we discuss the definition of VATS and advanced lung cancer, and the safety and feasibility of VATS technique for the resection of advanced tumors.