Anatomical pulmonary resections for primary lung cancer in octogenarians within a dedicated care protocol.

Conclusions: Major pulmonary resection for primary lung cancer in octogenarians seems to be safe, with an acceptable morbidity, mortality and long-term survival rate, when processing to rigorous selection of the patients, within a dedicated care protocol. PMID: 31656645 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Thoracic Disease - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: J Thorac Dis Source Type: research