Minimally invasive thoracic surgery in lung cancer: respecting oncologic principles is the key

The use of thoracoscopy is evolving every day and is improving daily including lung cancer management, beginning with multiport simple procedures to single port highly advanced surgeries (1). Faster recovery rate, less postoperative pain, better cosmetic results, reduction in hospital stay and less morbidity are known advantages of video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) (2,3).