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Original Articles: General Thoracic

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Department of Surgical Oncology, Research Institute for Radiation Biology and Medicine, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima City, 734-8551 Japan

(Email: morihito1217jp@aol.com).

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The histology of lung cancer has shifted globally toward adenocarcinoma of the peripheral lung, as the frequency of detecting small-sized bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) has increased. Based on a clinical trial conducted in the late 1980s, lobectomy has become the standard treatment for even small-sized nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at a very early stage [1]. Recently, tumors measuring 2 cm or smaller may be indications for sublobar resection, after which lung function may not be . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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