title: [Rationale for surgical treatment of octogenarians with lung cancer].
abstract: Lung cancer was treated by surgery in 17 patients (males--13, females--4) aged more than 80 years, i.e. 2% of surgical patients older than 70 (n-870). The chief death-causing factors were cardiovascular insufficiency and thromboembolism of the pulmonary artery.
authors.forename: E Ia
authors.initials: EIa
authors.lastname: Drukin
authors.forename: V G
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Preĭs
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Karasëva
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Vetiugov
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016019:Survival Analysis; D016896:Treatment Outcome