Is Small Cell Lung Cancer a Surgical Disease at the Present Time?

Avgi Loizidou; Eric Lim

doi:10.1016/j.thorsurg.2021.04.011

Is Small Cell Lung Cancer a Surgical Disease at the Present Time?

Thorac Surg Clin. 2021 Aug;31(3):317-321. doi: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2021.04.011.

Authors

Avgi Loizidou¹, Eric Lim²

Affiliations

¹ Academic Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom.
² Academic Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, United Kingdom; National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, United Kingdom. Electronic address: e.lim@rbht.nhs.uk.

PMID: 34304840
DOI: 10.1016/j.thorsurg.2021.04.011

Abstract

Small cell lung cancer is an aggressive form of cancer. Previously, surgery was rarely considered because most patients present at the advanced stages of the disease. New research and the advances in medical imaging has challenged this notion proving that, as part of a multimodal treatment pathway, surgery has a key role to play in the management of patients with early small cell lung cancer. In this chapter, we present the most pertinent research that has shaped clinical practice and outline the current treatment algorithm for small cell lung cancer.

Keywords: Lung cancer; Small cell; Surgery.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Combined Modality Therapy
Diagnostic Imaging
Humans
Lung Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Lung Neoplasms* / pathology
Lung Neoplasms* / surgery
Neoplasm Staging
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma* / diagnostic imaging
Small Cell Lung Carcinoma* / surgery