Can non-performance of radical systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy be justified in elderly lung cancer patients? An evaluation using propensity-based survival analysis☆ | Zendy

Toshiki Okasaka | Zendy; Noriyasu Usami | Zendy; Tetsuo Taniguchi | Zendy; Koji Kawaguchi | Zendy; Takehiko Okagawa | Zendy; Haruko Suzuki | Zendy; Keitaro Matsuo | Zendy; Kohei Yokoi | Zendy

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Can non-performance of radical systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy be justified in elderly lung cancer patients? An evaluation using propensity-based survival analysis☆

Author(s) -

Toshiki Okasaka,

Noriyasu Usami,

Tetsuo Taniguchi,

Koji Kawaguchi,

Takehiko Okagawa,

Haruko Suzuki,

Keitaro Matsuo,

Kohei Yokoi

Publication year - 2010

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.2010.01.017

Subject(s) - medicine , lymphadenectomy , lung cancer , hazard ratio , propensity score matching , mediastinal lymph node , dissection (medical) , confidence interval , lymph node , proportional hazards model , surgery , population , pneumonectomy , cancer , oncology , metastasis , environmental health

The increasing age of the population has raised the importance of determining the minimally required surgical treatment for elderly lung cancer patients. Despite a number of previous studies, the therapeutic impact of a radical mediastinal lymphadenectomy (RLA) associated with a pulmonary resection for lung cancer remains controversial. Herein, we investigated the impact of lymph node dissection on the overall survival for elderly lung cancer patients and assessed whether the non-performance of an RLA could be justified in the surgical treatment for these elderly patients.

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