Tumour size as a prognostic factor after resection of lung carcinoma.
Open Access
- 1 February 1977
- Vol. 32 (1) , 19-25
- https://doi.org/10.1136/thx.32.1.19
Abstract
Two hundred and ninety-five patients who underwent resection for carcinoma of the lung are reviewed, with a particular view to size of tumour and survival rate. The carcinomas were divided into four groups by size. It was found that the larger the tumour the worse was the prognosis. The prognosis in large carcinomas could not be directly attributed to a preponderance of an unfavourable cell type, lymph node metastasis or mediastinal extension. Vascular dissemination at the time of operation is believed to be a major factor for the poor prognosis in this group of carcinomas. Radiotherapy before operation and early ligation of the pulmonary veins might improve the results of resection of large carcinomas.This publication has 13 references indexed in Scilit:
- Factors affecting long-term survival of patients with bronchogenic carcinomaThe American Journal of Surgery, 1975
- Frequency of residual and metastatic tumor in patients undergoing curative surgical resection for lung cancer.1973
- Factors influencing survival after resection for bronchial carcinomaThe Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 1972
- Long-term clinical follow-up after operation for lung carcinomaThorax, 1970
- Prognostic Factors in Malignant Tumors of the Lung: An Analysis of 582 CasesThe Annals of Thoracic Surgery, 1968
- Bronchogenic CarcinomaAnnals of Surgery, 1965
- The frequency of gross vascular invasion in lung cancer with special reference to arterial invasionThe Journal of Pathology and Bacteriology, 1960
- Bronchogenic carcinoma: an aggressive surgical attitude.1959
- The Site of Origin of Lung Cancer and Its Relation to Histological TypeThorax, 1955
- Avoidable Vascular Spread in Resection for Bronchial CarcinomaThorax, 1951