Surgery for Lung Cancer: About this Treatment

Conditions Treated with Lung Cancer Surgery

Surgery may be a treatment option for all types of lung cancer:

Squamous cell carcinoma
Adenocarcinoma
Bronchoalveolar carcinoma
Large-cell undifferentiated carcinoma

Tumor from other sites metastatic to the lung: Cancer that has spread to other organs such as the bones, liver, or brain, is considered metastatic.

Our Clinics

Thoracic and Lung Cancer Program

Stanford Medicine Cancer Center

Stanford Cancer Center provides a warm, supportive environment that enables patients and families to stay in one location for procedures and tests and focus on healing.