Lymphadenectomy in the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer
- Author:
Thanh Tu Hai Luong
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
lung cancer
- MeSH:
Lung Neoplasms;
Lymph Node Excision;
therapeutics;
Lymph Node Excision
- From:Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Information
2000;(4):34-38
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
From September 1998 to September 1999, 14 patients underwent lobectomy and systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy. We appraised intraoperative two types of lymph nodes: the single digit number (1 through 9) - N2 and the double digit number (10 through 13) - N1. Mediastinal lymph nodes N2 were pathological positive in 4/14 patients and positive lobar nodes in 4/14 patients. In conclusion: systematic staging of mediastinal and lobar lymph nodes is necessary for all patients with resectable non-small-cell lung cancer
