Surgical Treatment of Bronchial Carcinoma
J. Hasse
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Description for Surgical Treatment of Bronchial Carcinoma
Paperback. Translated from the German by Telger, T.C. Translator(s): Telger, T. C. Num Pages: 158 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MNC; MNH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 9. Weight in Grams: 308.
If a consecutive series of patients with lung cancer is followed up until the decision is made about therapy, it emerges that the role of surgery is quite small. Only a very limited proportion will ultimate ly qualify for rationally conceived surgical therapy; most patients are inoperable. In a series of 397 patients investigated at our hospi tal, 78% were inoperable on the basis of preoperative evaluation and a further 3% proved nonresectable at thoracotomy; therefore, only 19% were suitable for resection. On the other hand, surgery is still thought to offer the best, if not the only realistic chance ... Read more
If a consecutive series of patients with lung cancer is followed up until the decision is made about therapy, it emerges that the role of surgery is quite small. Only a very limited proportion will ultimate ly qualify for rationally conceived surgical therapy; most patients are inoperable. In a series of 397 patients investigated at our hospi tal, 78% were inoperable on the basis of preoperative evaluation and a further 3% proved nonresectable at thoracotomy; therefore, only 19% were suitable for resection. On the other hand, surgery is still thought to offer the best, if not the only realistic chance ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
158
Condition
New
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783642709791
SKU
V9783642709791
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