title: [Surgical therapy of bronchial carcinoma in old age].
abstract: Between 1972 and 1981 436 patients with lung cancer underwent thoracotomy. 84 (19.2%) patients were aged 70 or more. 58.3% of this age group were in the tumor stage pT1-T2N0M0. In 82.1% a lobectomy was favored. The postoperative lethality among these 84 elderly patients was 19% caused by cardial insufficiency (68.8%) or postoperative pneumonia (25%). As a result of the high postoperative lethality in the elderly patient limited lung resection may be applied more often.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality
vernacular_title: Chirurgische Therapie des Bronchialcarcinoms im hohen Alter.