Lung cancer invading the superior vena cava - surgical treatment. A short and up-to-date review.
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- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Nikolaidis E; Department of Thoracic Surgery, 'Metaxa' Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.; Bolanos N; Department of Thoracic Surgery, 'Metaxa' Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.; Anagnostopoulos D; Department of Thoracic Surgery, 'Metaxa' Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.; Leivaditis V; Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Westpfal-Klinikum, Kaiserslautern, Germany.; Grapatsas K; Department of Thoracic Surgery and Thoracic Endoscopy, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany.; Koletsis E; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.; Papatriantafyllou A; Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Westpfal-Klinikum, Kaiserslautern, Germany.; Panagiotopoulos I; Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.; Mulita F; Department of Surgery, General University Hospital of Patras, Patras, Greece.; Baltayiannis N; Department of Thoracic Surgery, 'Metaxa' Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.; Dahm M; Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Westpfal-Klinikum, Kaiserslautern, Germany.; Chatzimichalis A; Department of Thoracic Surgery, 'Metaxa' Cancer Hospital, Piraeus, Greece.
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- Publisher: Termedia Country of Publication: Poland NLM ID: 101279148 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 1731-5530 (Print) Linking ISSN: 17315530 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
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- 1731-5530
Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS) is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication of lung cancer, occurring in approximately 5-10% of cases. There are difficulties in the process of surgical treatment of SVC infiltrated by lung tumors but the contribution of technological evolution and innovation is promising. At the same time, the amelioration of survival rates of patients subjected to surgical treatment is equally promising. The reported outcomes of surgical treatment for SVC invasion due to lung tumors vary depending on the extent of the tumor and the patient's overall health status. However, studies clearly suggest that surgical treatment can improve survival and quality of life in selected patients. The literature review showed that the surgical approach to lung cancer invading the SVC constitutes the most indispensable treatment which helps to achieve the long-term survival of patients.
Competing Interests: The authors report no conflict of interest.
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