The surgical outcome of patients equal or over 80 years old with non-small-cell lung cancer

Abstract

The outcome of complete resection for non-small-cell lung cancer was assessed in 29 patients equal or over 80 years old. We compared 12 patients who underwent limited operation and 17 patients who underwent standard operation . No significant differences were observed in preoperative concomitant disease or morbidioy between the two groups . However, a good prognosis was obtained in the patients with limited operation compared with those receiving standard operation (p=0.0131). We concluded that limited operation should be considered in patients equal or over 80 years old with non-small-cell lung cancer.