Journal article
Pneumonectomy for lung cancer in the elderly: lessons learned from a multicenter study
Abstract
BACKGROUND: 60% of patients diagnosed with lung cancer are older than 65 years and are at risk for substandard treatment due to a reluctance to recommend surgery. Pneumonectomy remains a high risk procedure especially in elderly patients. Nevertheless, the impact of age and neoadjuvant treatment on outcomes after pneumonectomy is still not well described.
METHODS: We performed a multicentric retrospective study, analyzing outcomes of patients …
Authors
Minervini F; Kocher GJ; Bertoglio P; Kestenholz PB; Muñoz CG; Patrini D; Ceulemans LJ; Begum H; Lutz J; Shojai M
Journal
Journal of Thoracic Disease, Vol. 0, No. 0, pp. 0–0
Publisher
AME Publishing Company
Publication Date
10 2021
DOI
10.21037/jtd-21-869
ISSN
2072-1439