Poor results after surgery for bronchioloalveolar carcinoma

Poor results after surgery for bronchioloalveolar carcinoma

Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) is suggested to be less aggressive than other types of lung cancer. To assess the option of treatment modification, actual outcome data were studied and compared with results for other types of lung cancer. Retrospective analysis of all consecutive patients who und...

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Published in:European journal of surgical oncology Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. 573 - 576
Main Authors: Damhuis, R.A.M., Schütte, P.R., Varin, O.C.M., van den Berg, P.M., Heinhuis, R., Plaisier, P.W.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01-06-2006
Subjects:
Adenocarcinoma - surgery
Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar - pathology
Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar - surgery
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
BAC
Carcinoma, Large Cell - surgery
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell - surgery
Female
Humans
Lung cancer
Lung Neoplasms - pathology
Lung Neoplasms - surgery
Male
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Staging
Pneumonectomy - classification
Postoperative Complications
Retrospective Studies
Sex Factors
Surgery
Survival
Survival Rate
Treatment Outcome
BAC
Survival
Surgery
Lung cancer
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Summary:Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) is suggested to be less aggressive than other types of lung cancer. To assess the option of treatment modification, actual outcome data were studied and compared with results for other types of lung cancer. Retrospective analysis of all consecutive patients who underwent resection for stage I lung cancer in our hospital. For 18 BAC cases, histological specimens were re-evaluated and in three cases diagnosis was revised. In the period 1989 through 2000, 15 patients with BAC and 260 patients with other tumour types underwent surgery in our hospital. Five-year survival rates were 24 and 53%, respectively, ( p=0.01). Given the poor results after standard surgery, parenchyma-sparing operations do not seem justified in patients with invasive BAC.
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ISSN:0748-7983
1532-2157
DOI:10.1016/j.ejso.2006.02.007