Benignant and malignant epidemiology among surgical resections for suspicious solitary lung cancer without preoperative tissue diagnosis.

Elsa ArmandDavid BoulateAlex FourdrainNgoc-Anh-Thu NguyenNoémie ResseguierGeoffrey BrioudeDelphine TrousseChristophe DoddoliXavier-Benoit D'journoPascal-Alexandre Thomas

Published in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2023)

Futile parenchymal lung resection for suspicious opacities without preoperative tissue diagnosis is rare (2.1%) while surgery for benign lesions represented 15.3% and has a satisfactory safety profile with very low postoperative morbi-mortality.

Keyphrases

patients undergoing
minimally invasive
risk factors
coronary artery bypass
cardiovascular events
fine needle aspiration
cardiovascular disease
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation
liver metastases