title: [Exploratory thoracotomies in lung cancer].
abstract: The causes of tentative thoractomies were analyzed in 56 patients with pulmonary cancer. Retrospectively, operative findings were compared with the results of clinicoroentgenological, bronchological studies and mediastinoscopy, The most frequent causes of uneffective interventions were as follows: massive metastatic involvement of lymph nodes of the lung hilus and mediastinum (in 26 patients) and perivasal tumor dissemination (in 18 patients).
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001995:Bronchography; D003949:Diagnostic Techniques, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008481:Mediastinoscopy; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray
vernacular_title: Probnye torakotomii pri rake legkogo