Mediastinal lymph node dissection for the elderly with clinical stage I non-small cell lung cancer.

Shinya KatsumataKenta TaneJun SuzukiTomohiro MiyoshiJoji SamejimaKeiju AokageGenichiro IshiiMasahiro Tsuboi

Published in: General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery (2021)

Anatomical pulmonary resection without MLND might be a treatment option for elderly patients with clinical stage I NSCLC. Further investigation is needed to clarify the value of MLND, especially for vulnerable elderly individuals.

Keyphrases

middle aged
lymph node
community dwelling
small cell lung cancer
pulmonary hypertension
prostate cancer
sentinel lymph node
radiation therapy
advanced non small cell lung cancer
ultrasound guided
minimally invasive