Open AccessComplications and outcomes after pulmonary resection for cancer in patients 80 to 89 years of age
Author(s) -
Hidehito Matsuoka,
Morihito Okada,
Toshihiko Sakamoto,
Noriaki Tsubota
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1016/j.ejcts.2005.06.010
Subject(s) - medicine , perioperative , surgery , adenocarcinoma , stage (stratigraphy) , pneumonectomy , cancer , large cell , lung cancer , survival rate , paleontology , biology
Patients 80 years or older often present with potentially resectable cases of non-small cell lung cancer. Whether such patients should undergo surgical treatment is becoming increasingly important in this rapidly aging society.
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