["M"-category as a prognostic factor in operated patients with non-small cell lung cancer].
Review of the world literature reveals more than 150 prognostic factors for the non-small cell lung cancer. Distant metastases are the most important negative prognostic factor for the long-term survival.


METHODS
We present 440 patients, operated in our clinic for the period 1997-2004. Distant metastases were found in 19 of them age range: 23-74 years (4 women and 15 men).


RESULTS
The 5-years survival rate was 30.40% ( 128 patients) for the patients with M0- disease and 15.79% (3 patients) for those with distant metastases.


CONCLUSIONS
Selected group of patients with lung cancer and distant metastases without involvement of the lymph nodes are may be the group who will benefit from the operative treatment.
Uchikov
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A
Prisadov
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G
Uchikova
E
E
Dimitrov
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I
Iankulov
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A
Batashki
A
A
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D055815:Young Adult