[Lung surgery in patients over 70 years]. 1991

L Moggi, and G Giustozzi, and C Boselli, and L Cagini, and E Biasini
Istituto di Clinica Chirurgica Generale, Università degli Studi di Perugia.

The Authors according to their previous experience, report on the possibility of thoracic surgery in patients older than 70 with lung cancer. Fourty-seven patients older than 70 have been operated in the period 1984-1988 for lung cancer. The Authors performed 34 lobectomy, 11 pneumonectomy, and 4 wedge resection. The mortality rate was 4.25% (2 patients). Thirty-four patients are still living (follow-up range 12-60 months). Ten patients died. The Authors report a diagnostic and therapeutic guideline for this kind of pathology.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008175 Lung Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the LUNG. Cancer of Lung,Lung Cancer,Pulmonary Cancer,Pulmonary Neoplasms,Cancer of the Lung,Neoplasms, Lung,Neoplasms, Pulmonary,Cancer, Lung,Cancer, Pulmonary,Cancers, Lung,Cancers, Pulmonary,Lung Cancers,Lung Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Lung,Neoplasm, Pulmonary,Pulmonary Cancers,Pulmonary Neoplasm
D008297 Male Males
D011013 Pneumonectomy The excision of lung tissue including partial or total lung lobectomy. Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction,Endoscopic Lung Volume Reduction,Lung Volume Reduction,Lung Volume Reduction Surgery,Partial Pneumonectomy,Partial Pneumonectomies,Pneumonectomies,Pneumonectomy, Partial,Reduction, Lung Volume,Volume Reduction, Lung
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000369 Aged, 80 and over Persons 80 years of age and older. Oldest Old
D013908 Thoracotomy Surgical incision into the chest wall. Thoracotomies

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