Risks and rewards of the surgical treatment of lung cancer in octogenarians.
Igor SafticAndrea BilleNicole AsemotaLoreto Berjon de la VegaTom RoutledgeJuliet KingKaren Harrison PhippsJohn PillingPublished in: Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery (2021)
Surgery for malignancies in octogenarians is feasible and safe with good long-term outcomes. The risk of postoperative complications, especially in those with COPD, is high but can be minimized with sublobar resection. Postoperative mortality is acceptable, and long-term survival is primarily governed by lung cancer stage. Age is no reason to deny patients surgery for early-stage disease.
Keyphrases
- early stage
- minimally invasive
- end stage renal disease
- coronary artery bypass
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
- surgical site infection
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- patients undergoing
- cardiovascular events
- squamous cell carcinoma
- risk factors
- type diabetes
- cystic fibrosis
- radiation therapy
- sentinel lymph node
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy