… Since VATS is widely accepted by the community of thoracic surgeons, it has become an
important staging tool in many situations. VATS can be used to rule out or confirm a suspected …

… The intrathoracic staging of lung cancer has evolved to … of these techniques, valuable staging
information can be obtained to … sampling of the primary tumor and potential metastatic sites. …

… (VATS) lobectomy is a safe, efficient, well accepted and widespread technique among
thoracic surgeons. The 5-year survival rate following complete resection of lung cancer is stage …

… The IASLC lung cancer staging project: proposals regarding the relevance … staging of small
cell lung cancer in the forthcoming (seventh) edition of the TNM classification for lung cancer. …

… CONCLUSIONS: For carefully selected patients VATS lobectomy for early stage lung cancer
is a safe and effective strategy. Long-term follow-up is required to fully evaluate recurrence …

… VATS, video-assisted thoracic surgery, is presently used for a variety of thoracic disorders …
to thoracic disease. It plays a specific role in staging, diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer. …

… is currently undergoing revolutionary developments with the advent of Positron Emission
Tomography, whereas Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery has already been established as an …

… clinical staging in the medical record or abstractors failed to ascertain this information. We
also included video-assisted thoracic surgery staging, which may include clinical staging other …

… In conclusion, VATS pulmonary resection for clinical stage I lung cancer in octogenarians
is a satisfactory alternative treatment. Although advanced age is not a contraindication for …

… We hypothesized that the survival of patients with stage I lung cancer managed with the
VATS approach by board-certified thoracic surgeons is not inferior to that of patients who …