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2 Less invasive pulmonary resection performed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for a small, peripheral lung nodule in a 74-year-old patients ( a , encircled lesion). The pulmonary nodule is removed by a limited or wedge parenchymal resection by using mechanical stapler ( b , c )
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Surgery in elderly patients affected by NSCLC is safe and feasible when careful preoperative respiratory and cardiac studies have been carried on. The surgical treatment is not to be denied in an elderly patient due to age per se, but when a major contraindication to surgery has been recognized. The long-term survival for elderly patients with earl...
