title: [Outcome of 100 necessary exploratory thoracotomies for bronchial cancer].
abstract: The outcome of one hundred exploratory thoracotomies for lung cancer (9.1% of operations) was studied. There were 4 postoperative deaths. After the operation, 6 patients did not receive any further treatment, 62 received radiotherapy, 25 received a combination of radiotherapy and chemotherapy and 3 received chemotherapy. The disease-free interval was very short with development of metastases (55 cases) and local recurrences (29 cases). The survival was also short: less than 10% at 2 years; it was significantly poorer than that observed in a group of non-operated patients with an equivalent stage of lung cancer. These findings suggest the need for stricter evaluation of operative indications.
authors: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hospices Civils de Strasbourg.
authors: N
authors: N
authors: Roeslin
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: Pallasse
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Dumont
authors: J M
authors: JM
authors: Wihlm
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Morand
authors: J P
authors: JP
authors: Witz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D013908:Thoracotomy
vernacular_title: Devenir de cent thoracotomies exploratrices de nécessité pour cancer bronchique.