Comparision of Risk Factors in Lung Cancer Surgery of Above 70-Year Old Patients / 대한흉부외과학회지
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
;
: 32-37, 1999.
Article
in Korean
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| ID: wpr-100289
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Early detection and surgical resection offer the most advantage out of all cures for lung cancer. Elderly patients may fail to benefit maximally from these interventions because of their general condition and residual lung function. To study the impact of age on stages, histology, symptoms, and treatments of the patients with non-small cell lung cancer, we undertook a retrospective review. MATERIAL ANDMETHOD:
Two hundred eleven patients with non-small cell lung cancer were operated on at Samsung Seoul hospital between October 1994 and June 1997. Patients were arbitrarily arbitrarily by age less than 70 years(176 patients) and 70 years or more(35 patients), and their medical records were reviewed.RESULT:
There were no differences in pathologic staging and diagnosis. But there were differences in surgical methods, complications, and mortality rates between the two groups. There were much more complications in the 70 years or more group(p=0.02). We chose less invasive surgical methods in the 70 years or more group.CONCLUSION:
More complications were experienced in the 70 years or more group. Although thoracic operation imparts the greatest survival advantage, this benefit is diminished in elderly patients because of their high complications and mortality rate. We recommend serious consideration of surgical indications and operative methods.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Medical Records
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Mortality
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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
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Diagnosis
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Seoul
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Lung
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Lung Neoplasms
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Neoplasm Metastasis
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Etiology study
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
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Screening study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
Korean
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Year:
1999
Type:
Article
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