Original Article

More Aggressive Mediastinal Exploration Before Thoracotomy for Lung Carcinoma*

Authors: CHARLES DART JR. MD, HAROLD McWILLIAMS MD, STEWART SCOTT MD, TIMOTHY TAKARO MD, ALBERT BRIDGMAN MD

Abstract

The authors stress a more aggressive approach to mediastinal evaluation in patients with lung cancer. Based on a very small series of cases they have improved their resectability rate from 28% to 88%.

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