[Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery for a 89-year-old patient with primary lung cancer--report of a case].
A 89-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of a relatively defined shadow of the right peripheral lung in chest roentgenograms. Although this case couldn't be diagnosed with transbronchial lung biopsy, adenocarcinoma of the lung (c-T1N0M0) was suspected because of radiological findings. We planned video-assisted pulmonary partial resection of the S6 in consideration of age and general status. Her postoperative courses was uneventful with no complications. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is one of the treatments for elderly patients with peripheral early stage lung cancer.
Kamiyoshihara
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Department of Surgery, National Sanatorium Nishigunma Hospital, Gunma, Japan.
Hirai
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Kawashima
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Morishita
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Y
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014741:Video Recording