title: [Prognostic factors in lung cancer].
abstract: For 1,886 cases, out of total 1,982 lung cancer cases, which had been admitted to and undergone resection at National Cancer Center Hospital during the period between May, 1962 and December, 1987, excluding cases of multiple primaries and low grade malignancies, prognostic factors have been reviewed and examined. Prognosis does not depend on only one factor, but many complicated factors, however, 5 year survival rate was very good for stage I and stage II cases, for which curative resection could have been performed. There have been difference histologically in prognoses between cases of squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, large cell carcinoma and small cell carcinoma, but prognoses of stage I and II cases were good in the group, for which curative resection was possible. Prognostic factors of lung cancer cases can be epitomized by staging of the disease and histological type and it is evident from the review on these cases that early detection, early treatment and indication of curative resection should be pursued as much as possible.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Naruke
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goya
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tsuchiya
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suemasu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000401:mortality; D011379:Prognosis