Long-Term Outcomes of En Bloc Resection of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Invading the Thoracic Inlet and Spine Elie Fadel, MD, Gilles Missenard, MD, Charles Court, MD, Olaf Mercier, MD, Sacha Mussot, MD, Dominique Fabre, MD, Philippe Dartevelle, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 92, Issue 3, Pages 1024-1030 (September 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.100 Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 (A) Right non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) invading thoracic inlet (TI) and the transverse processes. (B) Right NSCLC invading the TI and the intervertebral foramina. (C) Right NSCLC invading the TI and the cancellous bone. (D) Massive invasion of the vertebral body by a right NSCLC preventing en bloc resection. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1024-1030DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.100) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Survival curve for patients with non-small cell lung cancer invading thoracic inlet and the spine. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2011 92, 1024-1030DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.04.100) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions