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The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, Vol 54, 999-1013, Copyright © 1992 by The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
DE Van Raemdonck, A Schneider and RJ Ginsberg
Locally advanced lung cancer (stage IIIa, IIIb) in which the primary tumor
is proximal (T3) or has invaded adjacent structures (T3) or organs (T4) or
in which mediastinal lymph nodes are involved (N2, N3) worsens the
prognosis significantly. However, in stage IIIa (T3 or N2), when surgical
treatment results in total removal of the primary tumor and involved lymph
nodes, there still is a reasonable chance for ultimate cure. On the other
hand, total excision can be very rarely performed in T4 or N3 tumors.
Therefore, this group (stage IIIb) usually indicates unresectability.
Disseminated lung cancer with distant metastasis (stage IV) is still
considered to be incurable. Nevertheless, solitary metastatic sites (M1),
especially brain, have been treated on occasion by resection of the primary
tumor and removal of the solitary metastasis. This appears to improve
median survival and does yield 5-year survival in selected patients. The
results after surgical treatment in these patients with higher stage lung
cancer reported over the last 10 years are reviewed.
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