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Result Summary for Survey: Approaches to surgical management after induction therapy for resectable lung cancer
Approaches to surgical management after induction therapy for resectable
lung cancer.
This survey was posted during January and February, 2007.
- There were a total of 71 survey respondents, most of whom were
from North America and Europe. - The majority of surgeons perform resection between 2 and 6
weeks after completion of induction therapy. - The preferred surgical approach is a muscle sparing thoracotomy
or a lateral thoracotomy. - The vast majority of surgeons perform routine lymph node dissection
or, less commonly, lymph node sampling as part of the operation. - Most surgeons staple the bronchus, the majority preferring
use of a stapler that does not also cut the tissue. - Three fourths of surgeons routinely use a local tissue flap
to cover the bronchial stump.
Assume for purposes of this survey that the patient in question
is a 60 year old man who has a peripheral T2 RUL lung squamous cell cancer for
which chemotherapy (2 cycles, platinum based) and radiation therapy (55 Gy) were
administered for biopsy-proven N2 disease. A substantial clinical response
to the treatment has been documented. The patient is a good surgical risk from
a cardiopulmonary standpoint.
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Approaches to surgical management after induction therapy for resectable
lung cancer.
This survey was posted during January and February, 2007.
- There were a total of 71 survey respondents, most of whom were
from North America and Europe. - The majority of surgeons perform resection between 2 and 6
weeks after completion of induction therapy. - The preferred surgical approach is a muscle sparing thoracotomy
or a lateral thoracotomy. - The vast majority of surgeons perform routine lymph node dissection
or, less commonly, lymph node sampling as part of the operation. - Most surgeons staple the bronchus, the majority preferring
use of a stapler that does not also cut the tissue. - Three fourths of surgeons routinely use a local tissue flap
to cover the bronchial stump.
Assume for purposes of this survey that the patient in question
is a 60 year old man who has a peripheral T2 RUL lung squamous cell cancer for
which chemotherapy (2 cycles, platinum based) and radiation therapy (55 Gy) were
administered for biopsy-proven N2 disease. A substantial clinical response
to the treatment has been documented. The patient is a good surgical risk from
a cardiopulmonary standpoint.
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