title: [Surgical treatment of lung cancer in elderly patients].
abstract: The study was concerned with ann analysis of the immediate and long-term results of surgical treatment of 263 lung cancer patients aged 60 years and older. Postoperative lethality rates were as follows: lung resection-5.4%, pneumonectomy-8.9 and extensive and combined pneumonectomy-27.2%. 35.1% survived 5 years and longer. Extensive and combined pneumonectomy gave poor immediate and long-term results in the above group. X-ray, broncho- and mediastinoscopy offer means for evaluation of mediastinal involvement to avoid the said procedures.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; 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; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications
vernacular_title: Khirurgicheskoe lechenie raka legkogo u bol'nykh pozhilogo vozrasta.