[Lung cancer surgery in a single-lung]

F Le Pimpec Barthes1, C Rivera1, E Fabre2

  • 1Service de chirurgie thoracique, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, université Paris Descartes, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France.

Summary

Surgical resection for metachronous lung cancer, even after pneumonectomy, offers prolonged survival with acceptable risks. This study highlights the benefits of treating second lung cancers in patients with prior lung cancer history.

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