Robot-assisted Thoracoscopic Lobectomy of T4 Lung Cancer.

Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery
Published Date: Jan 11, 2022

Abstract

A 79-year-old male former smoker presented with a T4 (>7 cm) adenocarcinoma of the right upper lobe. The patient was staged at clinical T4N0M0 and underwent robot-assisted right upper lobectomy and mediastinal lymph node dissection. The patient was discharged home on postoperative day 3. Larger tumors are a relative contraindication for video-assisted thoracoscopic surgical lobectomy. The robot platform overcomes the technical limitations of video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and allows for the successful resection of large tumors.

Authors

  • Anuj Shah
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
  • John W Nance
    Division of Cardiovascular Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
  • Ray Chihara
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Department of Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
  • Edward Y Chan
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Department of Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas.
  • Min P Kim
    Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas; Department of Surgery and Cardiothoracic Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas. Electronic address: mpkim@houstonmethodist.org.

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