[Resection of bronchogenic carcinoma invading the diaphragm].
The prognosis for survival when small cell non-anaplastic bronchogenic carcinoma (SCN-ABC) invades the diaphragm has not been clearly established because the diagnosis is rare. We report a series of eight patients who underwent full resection of SCN-ABC with diaphragm invasion. One died during the postoperative period. Mean survival was eight months for the remaining seven and no patient lived five years. All died as a result of remote metastasis. Given these results, we question whether surgery is the most appropriate treatment for these patients.
Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia.
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Padilla
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Calvo
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Morcillo
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García Zarza
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Blasco
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D000368:Aged; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D013997:Time Factors
Resección de carcinoma broncogénico con invasión diafragmática.