Thoracic Cancer Surgery: From Classic to Robotic Approaches
A special issue of Cancers (ISSN 2072-6694). This special issue belongs to the section "Cancer Therapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 June 2026 | Viewed by 4
Special Issue Editors
Interests: minimally invasive thoracic surgery; lung cancer; mesothelioma
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Dear Colleagues,
Thoracic cancer surgery has undergone a profound transformation, shifting from traditional open procedures to increasingly sophisticated minimally invasive and robotic approaches. As technological innovation converges with evolving oncologic principles, surgeons are now equipped with tools that enable greater precision, reduced morbidity, and enhanced opportunities for personalized care. Despite these advances, critical questions remain regarding optimal patient selection, procedure standardization, integration of intraoperative imaging and navigation, and long-term oncologic outcomes. This Special Issue, “Thoracic Cancer Surgery: From Classic to Robotic Approaches,” aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the current surgical landscape and highlight emerging strategies that are redefining practice. We invite contributions spanning clinical experience, comparative outcomes, technical innovations, perioperative management, training paradigms, and translational applications that bridge surgery with data science and image-guided technologies. Our objective is to catalyze interdisciplinary discussion and accelerate evidence-based adoption of techniques that will shape the future of thoracic oncologic surgery.
Prof. Dr. Sai Yendamuri
Dr. Kenneth Patrick Seastedt
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- thoracic surgery
- robotic surgery
- image-guided technologies
- minimally invasive surgery
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