Results of surgical resection in patients over the age of 70 years with non small-cell lung cancer

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 432-439

  Morandi, U ^a   Stefani, A ^a   Golinelli, M ^a   Ruggiero, C ^a   Brandi, L ^a   Chiapponi, A ^a   Santi, C ^a   Lodi, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly patients; Lung cancer; Surgical treatment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOBECTOMY; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; ITALY; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030989485     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1010-7940(96)01084-6     Document Type: Article

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