Surgical treatment of non‐small‐cell lung cancer in octogenarians: a single‐centre retrospective study

Lung resection in patients aged ≥80 years is considered high risk and contributes to the low rates of resection in this population. This review of 79 octogenarians who underwent curative surgery for non‐small‐cell lung cancer demonstrated no intraoperative mortality, 30‐day mortality of 1.3% and 12‐...

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Published in:Internal medicine journal 2021-04, Vol.51 (4), p.596-599
Main Authors: Chen, Charlotte, Kolbe, John, Christmas, Tim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Lung cancer
lung resection
Mortality
octogenarian
Surgery
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Summary:Lung resection in patients aged ≥80 years is considered high risk and contributes to the low rates of resection in this population. This review of 79 octogenarians who underwent curative surgery for non‐small‐cell lung cancer demonstrated no intraoperative mortality, 30‐day mortality of 1.3% and 12‐month mortality of 10%. In this selected cohort of octogenarians, surgery resulted in acceptable short‐ to medium‐term outcomes.
ISSN:1444-0903
1445-5994
DOI:10.1111/imj.15268