title: Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Infection and Prognosis after Surgery of Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study.
abstract: To investigate the association between pulmonary nontuberculous mycobacteria infection (PNTMI) and prognosis after pulmonary resection for non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), we retrospectively analyzed 391 consecutive patients with NSCLC who underwent surgery. Subjects were grouped based on with/without PNTMI defined by two criteria (12 and 23 PNTMI subjects). Kaplan-Meier analysis showed no significant difference between the two groups regarding overall survival (p= 0.800 andp= 0.912 by two criteria). PNTMI was not identified as a significant factor associated with prognosis by either univariate or multivariate analysis (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.950 and HR = 0.948, respectively).
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Disease Center, Tazuke Kofukai Foundation, Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Keiji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yamanashi
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Disease Center, Tazuke Kofukai Foundation, Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marumo
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Disease Center, Tazuke Kofukai Foundation, Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Motonari
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukui
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Disease Center, Tazuke Kofukai Foundation, Medical Research Institute, Kitano Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Cheng-Long
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009165:Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000401:mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome