What are procedures for lung cancer treatment?

  • Pneumonectomy - Removal of the entire lung.
  • Lobectomy - Removal of the lobe of the lung that contained the tumor.
  • Segmentectomy or wedge resection - removal of the part of the lobe that has the tumor.
  • Sleeve resection - Remove a tumor from the large airway.
  • Resection - Removal of isolated metastases by surgery.
  • Ablation - Removal of isolated metastases by ablation.
  • Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) - Remove small tumors from the lung
  • External radiation - EBRT (e.g.,m EBRT, 3D-CRT, IMRT, SBRT, SRS)
  • Brachytherapy - Internal radiation
  • Cranial irradiation - Radiation to the brain.

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