Recommended Citation
Behinaein P, Treffalls J, Hutchings H, and Okereke IC. The Role of Sublobar Resection for the Surgical Treatment of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Curr Oncol 2023; 30(7):7019-7030.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-22-2023
Publication Title
Curr Oncol
Abstract
Lung cancer is the most common cancer killer in the world. The standard of care for surgical treatment of non-small cell lung cancer has been lobectomy. Recent studies have identified that sublobar resection has non-inferior survival rates compared to lobectomy, however. Sublobar resection may increase the number of patients who can tolerate surgery and reduce postoperative pulmonary decline. Sublobar resection appears to have equivalent results to surgery in patients with small, peripheral tumors and no lymph node disease. As the utilization of segmentectomy increases, there may be some centers that perform this operation more than other centers. Care must be taken to ensure that all patients have access to this modality. Future investigations should focus on examining the outcomes from segmentectomy as it is applied more widely. When employed on a broad scale, morbidity and survival rates should be monitored. As segmentectomy is performed more frequently, patients may experience improved postoperative quality of life while maintaining the same oncologic benefit.
Medical Subject Headings
Humans; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Lung Neoplasms; Quality of Life; Pneumonectomy; Neoplasm Staging
PubMed ID
37504369
Volume
30
Issue
7
First Page
7019
Last Page
7030
