title: [Carinal resection of bronchogenic carcinoma].
abstract: Carinal resection was performed in 10 cases of bronchogenic carcinoma during 12 year-period. The mean age of patients was 58 years, with a range of 42 to 68 years. There were 7 male and 3 female. The tumor was located on the right side in 7 cases, on the left side in 1 case on the carina in 2 cases. The histological examination showed squamous cell carcinoma in 5 cases, adenocarcinoma in 4 cases and adenoid cystic carcinoma in 1 case. The staging revealed T3N2 M0 Stage IIIA in 2 cases, T4N0M0 Stage IIIB in 1 case, T4N1M0 Stage IIIB in 1 case, T4N2M0 Stage IIIB in 5 cases and T4N3M0 Stage IIIB in 1 case. The surgical methods were as follows; sleeve pneumonectomy in 5 cases, wedge carinal resection with pulmonary resection in 3 cases (right sleeve upper lobectomy in 2 cases and right pneumonectomy in 1 case), carinal resection in 2 cases. The site of bronchial anastomosis was overlapped by thymus in 6 cases. The 30-day mortality rate in tracheo-carinal resection was 10% (one patient). Eight patients died and remaining 2 patients are still alive without any evidence of recurrence. 5-year survival rate was 36%. These outcomes were almost equal to those of surgical case in the same stage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ikeda
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kawate
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Konaka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000714:Anastomosis, Surgical; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000601:surgery*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011379:Prognosis; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*