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Last updated: 11/24/2009
A small percentage of patients undergoing lung lobectomy die during or soon after the surgery. This percentage varies from about 3–6% depending on the amount of lung tissue removed. Of cancer patients with completely removable stage-1 non-small cell...
cancer of the lung (a disease in which malignant cancer cells form in the tissues of the lung), 50% survive five years after the procedure.
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Definition
A lobectomy is the removal of a lobe, or section, of the lung.
Purpose
Lobectomies are performed to prevent the spread of cancer to other parts of the lung or other parts of the body, as well as to treat patients with such noncancerous diseases as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis, which cause airway obstruction.
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