Survival in synchronous vs single lung cancer: Upstaging better relects prognosis

• Published in: Chest Vol. 118; no. 4; p. 952
• Main Authors: Marcel Th M van Rens, Zanen, Pieter, Aart Brutel de la Riviere, Elbers, Hans R J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago American College of Chest Physicians 01.10.2000
• Subjects: Lung cancer

OBJECTIVE: To define prognostic parameters for patients with synchronous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). DESIGN: Retrospective study of period from 1970 through 1997. PATIENTS: Patients with a single (n = 2,764) and synchronous NSCLC (n = 85) who underwent pulmonary resection. METHODS: All tumor...