Kaitlin McLaughlin, Kay See Tan, Joe Dycoco, Monica F Chen, Jamie E Chaft, Nikhil P Mankuzhy, Andreas Rimner, Rania G Aly, Rachel E Fanaroff, William D Travis, Mark Bilsky, Manjit Bains, Robert Downey, James Huang, James M Isbell, Daniela Molena, Bernard J Park, David R Jones, Valerie W Rusch
OBJECTIVE: Despite neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, Pancoast tumors still present surgical and oncologic challenges. To optimize outcomes, we used a multidisciplinary care paradigm with medical and radiation oncology, and involvement of spine neurosurgery for most T3 and all T4 tumors. Spine neurosurgery permitted resection of transverse process for T3 and vertebral body resection for T4 tumors. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of single institution, prospective database of patients undergoing resection for cT3 4M0 Pancoast tumors...
December 2023: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery