Case List History Objectives Radiology Images Questions THORACIC SURGERY Case #3 - A 62-year-old man complains of worsening cough since three months DISCUSSION QUESTIONS: 11.) What is the management of the primary if the metastatic workup were negative? Primary management for non-small cell lung cancer: Early stage (Stage I or II): surgical resection by lobectomy or pneumonectomy. Controversy exists regarding adjuvant therapy for Stage II NSCLC Stage III (locally advanced disease with nodes):         Surgery may not be feasible         Radiotherapy alone gives poor results         Chemoradiation gives better results         Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery may be best Stage IV: chemotherapy Primary management for small cell lung cancer: chemotherapy
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