In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, Guest Editor Farid Shamji brings considerable expertise to the topic of Lung Cancer in this second issue covering this topic. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as biological treatments, improving anesthesia safety in pulmonary resection for lung cancer, history of surgical instruments in thoracic surgery, The Hemithorax – the empty chest syndrome, and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Guiding Principles on the Importance of Thoracic Surgical Education on Establishing Integrated Thoracic Surgery Program, Interdisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Conferences, and an Interdisciplinary Approach to Management of Thoracic Malignancies - p. 367 9. Assessment of Operability and Resectability in Lung Cancer - p. 379 10. Complications of Chest Wall Resection in Conjunction with Pulmonary Resection - p. 393 11. Systemic Therapy in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer and the Role of Biomarkers in Selection of Treatment - p. 399 12. Sepsis in the Postpneumonectomy Space: Pathogenesis, Recognition, and Management - p. 407 13. Delays in Managing Lung Cancer: The Importance of Fast-Tracking in the Clinical Care - p. 417 14. The Lymphatic Spread of Lung Cancer: An Investigation of the Anatomy of the Lymphatic Drainage of the Lungs and Preoperative Mediastinal Staging - p. 429 15. Standardized Postoperative Adverse Event Data Collection to Document, Inform, and Improve Patient Care - p. 441 16. The History and Evolution of Surgical Instruments in Thoracic Surgery - p. 449 17. Superior Vena Cava Resection and Reconstruction with Resection of Primary Lung Cancer and Mediastinal Tumor - p. 463 18. Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung - p. 469 19. Aerogenous Metastasis and Spread Through the Air Spaces – Distinct Entities or Spectrum of the Same Process? - p. 477 20. Controversies in Lung Cancer: When to Resect with Compromised Pulmonary Function - p. 485 21. Medical Audit to Improve the Quality of Patient Care in Thoracic Surgery - p. 497 22. Anesthetic Management for Pulmonary Resection: Current Concepts and Improving Safety of Anesthesia - p. 509 23. Paraneoplastic Syndromes in Lung Cancers: Manifestations of Ectopic Endocrinological Syndromes and Neurologic Syndromes - p. 519
In this issue of Thoracic Surgery Clinics, Guest Editor Farid Shamji brings considerable expertise to the topic of Lung Cancer in this second issue covering this topic. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as biological treatments, improving anesthesia safety in pulmonary resection for lung cancer, history of surgical instruments in thoracic surgery, The Hemithorax – the empty chest syndrome, and more.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. ix 7. Preface - p. xiii 8. Guiding Principles on the Importance of Thoracic Surgical Education on Establishing Integrated Thoracic Surgery Program, Interdisciplinary Thoracic Oncology Conferences, and an Interdisciplinary Approach to Management of Thoracic Malignancies - p. 367 9. Assessment of Operability and Resectability in Lung Cancer - p. 379 10. Complications of Chest Wall Resection in Conjunction with Pulmonary Resection - p. 393 11. Systemic Therapy in Nonsmall Cell Lung Cancer and the Role of Biomarkers in Selection of Treatment - p. 399 12. Sepsis in the Postpneumonectomy Space: Pathogenesis, Recognition, and Management - p. 407 13. Delays in Managing Lung Cancer: The Importance of Fast-Tracking in the Clinical Care - p. 417 14. The Lymphatic Spread of Lung Cancer: An Investigation of the Anatomy of the Lymphatic Drainage of the Lungs and Preoperative Mediastinal Staging - p. 429 15. Standardized Postoperative Adverse Event Data Collection to Document, Inform, and Improve Patient Care - p. 441 16. The History and Evolution of Surgical Instruments in Thoracic Surgery - p. 449 17. Superior Vena Cava Resection and Reconstruction with Resection of Primary Lung Cancer and Mediastinal Tumor - p. 463 18. Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Lung - p. 469 19. Aerogenous Metastasis and Spread Through the Air Spaces – Distinct Entities or Spectrum of the Same Process? - p. 477 20. Controversies in Lung Cancer: When to Resect with Compromised Pulmonary Function - p. 485 21. Medical Audit to Improve the Quality of Patient Care in Thoracic Surgery - p. 497 22. Anesthetic Management for Pulmonary Resection: Current Concepts and Improving Safety of Anesthesia - p. 509 23. Paraneoplastic Syndromes in Lung Cancers: Manifestations of Ectopic Endocrinological Syndromes and Neurologic Syndromes - p. 519
