Maximum Parenchyma Saving Resection for an "Early Stage" Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Early stage squamous cell carcinoma is a radiologically occult disease. A few cas-es have been reported in the literature. In the case described here, bronchoscopic examination revealed a small polypoid lesion arising at the division between the superior and basal segmental bronchus of the right lower lobe. Sleeve resection of the superior segment of the right lower lobe was performed. An anatomically complete maximal parenchyma-saving resection can be done for such an early-stage squamous cell carcinoma.