| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2871348 | The Annals of Thoracic Surgery | 2016 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
With careful preoperative selection, surgical resection may safely be offered to lung cancer patients with severe COPD. However, these patients have decreased long-term overall survival. Similar survival between patients with normal lung function and mild to moderate COPD suggests that similar indications for lung cancer operations may be applied.
Keywords
FEV1VATSDLCOECoGIRRFVCNOSCOPDChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseVideo-assisted thoracoscopyNot otherwise specifiedNSCLCNon-small cell lung cancerbody mass indexBMIeastern cooperative oncology groupGlobal Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung DiseaseGolddiffusion capacity of the lung for carbon monoxideforced vital capacityconfidence intervalforced expiratory volume in 1 secondincidence rate ratio
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Authors
Anders MD, May Brit MD, PhD, Cathrine MS, Steinar MD, PhD, Johny MD, PhD,