This series is the result of the work of different specialists from all around Italy and from Fudan University in Shanghai, who gathered in Milan on April 2019, to attend the Spring Meeting of Italian Society of Thoracic Surgery (SICT). The meeting discussed new evidences suggesting sublobar resection as the elective surgical treatment of early stage lung cancer.
The Series on “How to Deal with Early Stage Lung Cancer: Sublobar Resections as A Possible Choice (Report of the 2019 Spring Meeting of Italian Society of Thoracic Surgery)?”
Early stage lung cancer: pathologist’s perspective
Imaging patterns of early stage lung cancer for the thoracic surgeon
Lobectomy versus sublobar resection in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review
Sublobar resection: functional evaluation and pathophysiological considerations
How to identify intersegmental planes in performing sublobar anatomical resections
Uniportal VATS approach to sub-lobar anatomic resections: literature review and personal experience
Novel treatment strategies for early-stage lung cancer: the oncologist’s perspective
The synthesis of scientific shreds of evidence: a critical appraisal on systematic review and meta-analysis methodology
Robotic segmentectomy: indication and technique
The European experience
Disclosure:
The series “Early Stage Lung Cancer: Sublobar Resections are a Choice?” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Journal of Thoracic Disease without any sponsorship or funding. Ilaria Righi, Lorenzo Rosso and Mario Nosotti served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.