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Hot Topic In Thoracic Surgery: Can Sublobar Anatomical Resections Be Non-Inferi...
Nawojowska, Agata; Mendes, Samuel; Cabral, Daniel; Gaspar, Marion Emma; Rodrigues, Cristina; Antunes, Mariana; Alvoeiro, Magda; Calado, TelmaBackground: Technological advances and widely spread screening programs enabled the discovery of ever smaller lesions. As such, in the last years, the tendency has shifted towards lung-sparing procedures. The role of limited surgical excision for small peripheral nodules is currently a topic of heated debate. Aim: In our work, we try to answer whether the segmentectomy could adequately treat the peripheral NSCL...
Oncological Outcomes Of Radical Surgery With And Without Induction And Adjuvant...
Nawojowska, Agata; Mendes, Samuel; Gaspar, Marion; Cabral, Daniel; Rodrigues, Cristina; Antunes, Mariana; Alvoeiro, Magda; Calado, TelmaIntroduction: Mesothelioma is a devastating, insidious disease with a long latency period. Its peak incidence occurs in the 5th and 6th decades of life, up to 40 years after asbestos exposure which is strongly related to the disease. The optimal treatment is the object of an intense discussion. Aims: The established outcomes were disease-free survival (DFS) and 1-year survival analyzed in the context of neoadju...
Results Of Minimally Invasive Vats Thymectomy In Miastenia Gravis Patients Comp...
Nawojowska, Agata; Mendes, Samuel; Cabral, Daniel; Rodrigues, Cristina; Antunes, Mariana; Alvoeiro, Magda; Torres, Carolina; Calado, TelmaIntroduction: Myasthenia gravis (MG) is an autoimmune, neurologic disease that causes a wide range of symptoms. While the transsternal, transcervical and thoracotomy approaches are accepted as effective, there is still debate regarding the VATS approach. Materials and Methods: We analyzed our center’s surgical experience with thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, comparing the results of patients operated on using ...
LYMPH NODE UPSTAGING AFTER SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH NEGATIVE MEDIASTINAL STAGIN...
Cabral, Daniel; Rodrigues, Cristina; Antunes, Mariana; Nawojowska, Agata; Calado, Telma; Torres, Carolina; Alvoeiro, Magda; Mendes, SamuelIntroduction: Mediastinal staging is a hot topic in thoracic oncology. According to the guidelines, and besides other criteria, in the presence of a primary lung cancer with increased mediastinal lymph node uptake on PET-CT, a negative result after lymph node sampling by Endobronchial Ultrasound (EBUS) is not enough to rule out mediastinal lymph node involve- ment, demanding a cervical mediastinoscopy to vouch ...