title: [A clinical study of advanced cases of small sized lung cancer].
abstract: Survival rates and several effective factors for the postoperative course of 10 advanced cases of small sized lung cancer (ASLC) were evaluated. Followings were considered as characteristics of these patients: 1) ASLC were observed at the rate of 4.0% of whole lung cancers, 2) ASLC were more often seen in relatively young patients, females and adeno carcinomas than ordinary lung cancer, 3) as factors concerned to postoperative prognosis, stage III A (especially T1N2M0), few numbers of metastatic lymph nodes in N2, and performance of relative curative operation may predict good prognosis, but adenosquamous type will be a sign of poor prognosis. Satisfactory result was obtained even in a case of stage IV when complete resection of metastasis was carried out. There was no significant difference of survivals between 2 cm and 3 cm of diameter of the tumor. In conclusion, above mentioned points should be considered when operative indication of ASLC is evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Dokkyo University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimada
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koshiishi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishihama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugita
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Horie
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate