J.Jpn. Surg. Soc.. 83(9): 975-978, 1982
Report on the annual meeting
SURGICAL TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED LUNG CANCER
－Combined Resection of the Adjacent Tissue and the Lung－
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Chest Disease Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan Motohiko Ito, Akira Kaneshiro, Akio Mitsuoka, Jiro Tamada, Toshihiko Taki, Koichi Tamura, Satoshi Watanabe, Yasuhiko Shimizu, Takashi Teramatsu |
In lung resections with chest wall, pericardial, and diaphragmatic resections, where radiation was added pre-or post-operatively, the prognosis of patients with squamous cell carcinoma was favorable. On the other hand, there were few long-term survivors among adenocarcinoma and undifferentiated carcinoma patients. Further studies are necessary to improve the prognosis of such patients.
In addition, possibilities of extending operative indications for lung cancer, such as combined resection of oesophagus or vertebrae with the lung, were discussed.
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