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Review
. 2020 Jun;12(6):3411-3417.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2020.01.26.

The European experience

Davide Tosi  1 , Alessandro Palleschi  1 , Valeria Musso  1 , Alessandra Mazzucco  1 , Margherita Cattaneo  1 , Rosaria Carrinola  1 , Francesco Damarco  1 , Paolo Mendogni  1
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Review

The European experience

Davide Tosi et al. J Thorac Dis. 2020 Jun.

Abstract

Traditionally, pulmonary lobectomy has always been considered as the gold standard for the treatment of early stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); limited resections have been proposed in case of "compromised" patients, with relevant comorbidities. In the last years, the interest in anatomical segmentectomies among surgeons has been progressively growing, even for patients fit for lobectomy, in selected cases. In this article we debate the current trends in the treatment of early stage NSCLC around Europe.

Keywords: Italian Society of Thoracic Surgery; Segmentectomy; early stage non-small cell lung cancer (early stage NSCLC); sublobar resection.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at http://dx.doi.org/10.21037/jtd.2020.01.26). The series “Early Stage Lung Cancer: Sublobar Resections are a Choice?” was commissioned by the editorial office without any funding or sponsorship. The authors have no other conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
Small peripheral lesion localized in the apical segment of the right lower lobe.
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