The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 88, 858-862, Copyright © 1984 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association
Current management of carcinoma of the lung
GH Lawrence
Fifty years of surgical management of carcinoma of the lung has been
associated with much enthusiasm in a search for improvement in survival
rate. Preoperative evaluation (including node sampling), subsequent
staging, responsible resection, and avoidance of serious postoperative
complications have all led to an increasingly objective system of
management. Unfortunately, this has not been associated with a marked
improvement in overall rate of survival following pulmonary resection.