Reports from Kyoto University, Department of Thoracic Surgery advance knowledge in lung cancer epidemiology

A new study, 'A follow-up report on a new method of segmental resection for small-sized early lung cancer,' is now available. "We previously reported a new method of segmentectomy, pulmonary artery-guided segmentectomy as a surgical alternative for small-sized early lung cancer with favorable results, but the follow-up time was too short for definitive conclusion. To examine the efficacy of the segmentectomy, and to determine the appropriate surgical procedure for early lung cancer, we conducted a retrospective follow-up study, and examined the influences of tumor size and preoperative serum tumor marker levels on the prognosis," scientists writing in the journal Lung Cancer...

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