Extended resection in tumor surgery of the lung
Schirren, J.; Krysa, S.; Bülzebruck, H.; Branscheid, D.; Vogt-Moykopf, I.
Langenbecks Archiv für Chirurgie. Supplement. Kongressband. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Chirurgie. Kongress 1992: 47-49
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0942-2854 PMID: 1493308 Document Number: 397313
Out of 3823 prospectively followed patients with bronchial carcinoma, 1404 were operated upon. After radical resection, prognoses for 5-year survival in T3 and T4 tumors was 22% and 10%, respectively. Resection was carried out in 190 T3 tumors and 202 T4 tumors. Indications are based on existing or imminent complications in advanced locoregional tumor growth. Surgery must be decided on as palliative treatment in a high number of cases. This kind of surgical tumor management requires sophisticated techniques.