Abstract:Risk factors for lung cancer and end-stage lung disease significantly overlap, therefore index of suspicion for lung cancer should be high in lung transplant candidates. Thoracic surgeons can be faced with clinical scenarios where lung cancer can be discovered in the setting of lung transplant in three distinct categories: (I) transplant candidates who are known to have active or treated lung cancer, (II) transplant recipients who have unexpected incidental cancer discovered in their lung explant, and (III) tr… Show more
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