Resection of synchronous bilateral multiple lung adenocarcinomas using virtual-assisted lung mapping

Abstract Background Virtual-assisted lung mapping (VAL-MAP) is a novel marking technique to assist sub-lobar resection of small hardly palpable lung tumors. Here, we present the first case of synchronous bilateral multiple lung adenocarcinomas that were successfully resected with VAL-MAP navigation....

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Main Authors: Naoko Imanishi, Shuichi Shinohara, Taiji Kuwata, Fumihiro Tanaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-04-01
Series:Surgical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40792-018-0441-4