Surgery in the Management of Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Robert J. DowneyFrom the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Division of Thoracic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.

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Lee M. KrugFrom the Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, and Division of Thoracic Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.

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Volume/Issue:
Volume 2: Issue 2
Online Publication Date:
Mar 2004
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2004.0013
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Because most patients with small cell cancer of the lung present with distant metastatic disease, the treatment is almost always medical therapies without surgery. However, a small number of patients present with resectable disease, and this review summarizes the available literature addressing the possible role for surgery in the treatment of these patients.

Correspondence: Robert Downey, MD, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, New York 10021. E-mail: downeyr@mskcc.org
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Copyright:
Copyright © 2004 by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network 2004
Page Numbers:
4
Article Category:
Research Article
Received:
11 Nov 2003
Accepted:
12 Dec 2003
Print Publication Date:
01 Mar 2004
Online Publication Date:
Mar 2004
Keywords:
Small cell lung cancer; surgery; metastases; thoracic surgery; pulmonary carcinoma
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