Carcinoma of the lung: five-year experience in a university hospital.
A review of 161 patients who underwent a curative surgical resection for carcinoma of the lung in a University Hospital during a five-year period is presented. Particular reference is made to importance of preoperative staging of lesions; the group of patients with Pancoast's tumor; the group of patients 70 years or older, and the group of patients with impaired pulmonary function.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods; D011183:Postoperative Complications