Results of Lung Cancer Surgery for Octogenarians
- 1 January 2015
- journal article
- Published by Editorial Committee of Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery in Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
- Vol. 21 (3), 209-216
- https://doi.org/10.5761/atcs.oa.14-00160
Abstract
Growing number of elderly lung cancer patients reflecting a lengthening life span has become a serious problem. Purpose of this study was to elucidate the short and long-term outcome of the surgery for octogenarians, and to evaluate the role of lung cancer surgery for this high age group. The patients with lung cancer aged 80 years or more who underwent the surgery at our institute from January 1998 through December 2012 were retrospectively analyzed by chart review, and the operative mortality, morbidity and the long-term survival were assessed. Out of a total of 1107 patients with primary lung cancer who received surgery during the study period, 94 were octogenarians (8.5%). Sixty-nine patients (73.4%) had preoperative co-morbidity including hypertension in 50 (53.2%), coincidence of other malignancy in 35 (37.2%), anti-coagulant therapy in 29 (30.9%). Twenty-six patients (27.7%) had major or minor postoperative morbidity, and one (1.1%) died due to bronchopleural fistula. Overall-5-year survival rate was 57.5%. Univariative and multivariative analysis using Cox proportional hazard model revealed that male gender and non-adenocarcinoma histology were significant risk factors for poor prognosis. Gender and histology should be taken into account in preoperative evaluation of indication for lung cancer in octogenarians.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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