Hazards of Recurrence, Second Primary, or Other Tumor at Ten Years After Surgery for Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer

• Published in: Clinical lung cancer Vol. 21; no. 4; pp. 333 - 340
• Main Authors: Fink-Neuboeck, Nicole, Lindenmann, Joerg, Porubsky, Christian, Fediuk, Melanie, Anegg, Udo, Maier, Alfred, Smolle, Josef, Lamont, Eugenia, Smolle-Juettner, Freyja Maria
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Bronchial carcinoma; Long-term follow-up; Other malignancies; Prognosis; Relapse; Bronchial carcinoma; Long-term follow-up; Relapse; Prognosis; Other malignancies

Better treatment options entail the risk of multiple tumors in a patient’s lifetime. We studied the incidence, risk factors, and prognostic impact of second primaries and other malignancies in patients with operated non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). We retrospectively analyzed 342 consecutive pati...