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Z5 - 22461/2 - 2002-017 (German Federal Office for Radiation Protection).

Serum RNU2-1f may serve as a biomarker for lung cancer detection, prognosis prediction and treatment monitoring.

Robotic thoracic surgery can be safely performed and trained with low complication rates and contributes to the extension of minimal invasive thoracic surgery. The initial learning curve in our experience is overcome after 20 cases. However, to become proficient in more advanced procedures and to further reduce operative time, additional training is required. Prospective studies are required to clearly determine the role of robotic surgery in comparison to the video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures.