Commentary: Calling a spade a spade? What constitutes a segmentectomy

[摘要] The Nederlands–Leuvens Longkanker Screenings Onderzoek (NELSON) trial proved that a national program for lung cancer screening improves lung cancer–related mortality largely in part to detecting smaller tumors and earlier stage of disease.1 Over the course of the NELSON trial, surgical resection, specifically lobectomy, was the gold standard for treatment of early-stage lung cancer.2 Lobectomy has been challenged by limited resection over the years through retrospective studies showing conflicting results.

[学科分类] 心脏病和心血管学