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Are Extensive Open Lung Resections for Elderly Patients with Lung Cancer Justified?

Nikolaos PanagopoulosKonstantinos GrapatsasVasileios LeivaditisMichail GalanisDimitrios Dougenis
Published in: Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) (2023)
Elderly patients should not be excluded from open major lung resections as the survival benefit is not reduced in selected patients.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • minimally invasive
  • ejection fraction
  • newly diagnosed
  • chronic kidney disease
  • peritoneal dialysis
  • prognostic factors
  • liver metastases
  • middle aged