Routine follow-up after surgical treatment of lung cancer: is chest CT useful?
Juliana B F MorellatoMarcos Duarte GuimarãesMaria L L MedeirosHélio A CarneiroAlex Dias de OliveiraJoão P O MediciMarcus V B BaranauskasJefferson Luiz GrossPublished in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2021)
Most of the cases of recurrence, especially those of second primary lung cancer, were confirmed by chest CT in asymptomatic patients, indicating the importance of a strict follow-up program that includes chest CTs after surgical resection of lung cancer.