Advances in Diagnostic and Surgical Treatment in Lung Cancer and Related Pulmonary Disorders
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Respiratory Medicine".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 17 December 2025 | Viewed by 25
Special Issue Editors
2. Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Memorial Hospital, Bucharest, Romania
Interests: lung cancer; minimally invasive thoracic surgery; AI; airway interventional procedures
2. Clinic of Thoracic Surgery, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania
Interests: lung cancer; minimally invasive thoracic surgery; AI; air-way interventional procedures
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue focuses on the evolving role of diagnostics and surgery in the care of patients with lung cancer and complex pulmonary diseases. In an era of rapid technological advancement, the human element of medicine—timely diagnosis, thoughtful decision making, skilled surgical care and personalized multimodal management—remains at the heart of patient outcomes.
We welcome clinical research and review articles (but not exclusively) that explore the following topics:
- Practical innovations in imaging and early diagnosis;
- Minimally invasive and robotic-assisted surgeries that reduce patient burden;
- Perioperative care and enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols;
- Multidisciplinary treatment pathways;
- Personalized treatment planning based on diagnostic insights;
- Combination therapies involving surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy;
- Patient-centered management of adverse effects and complications;
- Challenges in treating advanced or inoperable cases;
- Surgical treatment of infections, malformations, and inflammatory lung diseases;
- Patient-centered outcomes, recovery, and quality of life.
This Special Issue aims to bridge high-tech progress with a hands-on clinical impact, showcasing how modern (but also basic) diagnostic and surgical tools are improving not just survival but also the experience and dignity of care.
Dr. Natalia Motas
Guest Editor
Dr. Veronica Manolache
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- lung cancer
- minimally invasive thoracic surgery (MITS)
- video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS)
- robot-assisted thoracic surgery (RATS)
- interventional pneumology
- bronchoscopy
- endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS)
- artificial intelligence (AI)
- lung nodule
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