Journal article
15 years single center experience with surgical resection of the superior vena cava for non-small cell lung cancer
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To examine our results with surgery for locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) invading the superior vena cava (SVC).
METHODS: A retrospective analysis of patients who underwent resection between 1988 and 2003 was performed. Postoperative morbidity, long-term survival, including risk factors for overall and disease-free survival were examined.
Authors
Shargall Y; de Perrot M; Keshavjee S; Darling G; Ginsberg R; Johnston M; Pierre A; Waddell TK
Journal
Lung Cancer, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 357–363
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
9 2004
DOI
10.1016/j.lungcan.2004.02.009
ISSN
0169-5002