This special issue on “Extended resections for lung cancer”, guest edited by Dr. Alper Toker and Dr. Alan Sihoe, aims to provide surgical techniques and deep thinking about extended resection for lung cancer to surgeons all around the world, which we hope will also be conducive to patients as well as the growth of young surgeons.
Preface
Extended resections for locallyadvanced diseases
Review Article
Initial extended resection or neoadjuvant therapy for T4 non-small cell lung cancer—What is the evidence?
The decision making and techniques in lung cancer patients with aortic resection and reconstruction: surgery for lung cancer with aortic wall invasion
Hilar tumours—how to predict the need for an extended resection from preoperative investigations
Carinal resection
Pulmonary artery resections for lung cancer—when and how?
Disclosure:
The series “Extended resections for lung cancer” was commissioned by the editorial office, Shanghai Chest without any sponsorship or funding. Alper Toker and Alan Sihoe served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.