Pancoast tumour is a rare neoplasia in which the optimal therapeutic management is still controversial. The traditional treatment of Pancoast tumour (surgery, radiotherapy or a combination of both) have led to an unsatisfactory outcome due to the high rate of incomplete resection and the lack of local and systemic control. The aim of the study was to determine the efficacy of the trimodality approach.
Results of surgical resection after induction chemoradiation for Pancoast tumours
Marulli, Giuseppe;Battistella, Lucia;Perissinotto, Egle;Pasello, Giulia;Zuin, Andrea;Loreggian, Lucio;Rea, Federico
2015
Abstract
Pancoast tumour is a rare neoplasia in which the optimal therapeutic management is still controversial. The traditional treatment of Pancoast tumour (surgery, radiotherapy or a combination of both) have led to an unsatisfactory outcome due to the high rate of incomplete resection and the lack of local and systemic control. The aim of the study was to determine the efficacy of the trimodality approach.File in questo prodotto:
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