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Atrial Resection for Lung Cancer: Morbidity, Mortality, and Long-Term Follow-up

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Background

The purpose of this study was to examine our results of combined resection of the atrium and non-small-cell lung cancer using a concurrent and continuously updated database.

Methods

A total of 35 patients underwent extended pulmonary resection with partial resection of the atrium. The main focus of the study was to define subgroups of patients who can potentially benefit from surgery.

Results

Pneumonectomy was performed in 31 cases, and the other 4 patients underwent a lesser resection. Postoperative morbidity was 20%, and the mortality rate was 9%. The median intensive care unit stay was 2 days and the hospital stay 13 days. The survival rates were 80% at 1 year, 21% at 3 years, and 16% at 5 years. The median survival of patients with low-grade tumors (G1/2) was 27 months, contrasted by only 15 months’ survival for patients with high-grade tumors (P = 0.026). Multivariate analysis indicated that completeness of resection had a significant impact on survival (P = 0.042).

Conclusions

Combined resection of lung and atrium is a complex surgical procedure, but it can be performed with fair morbidity and mortality rates, even in patients with an increased number of preoperative risk factors. Patients suffering from low-grade tumors benefit significantly from radical surgery. Future studies must define whether a multimodal therapeutic approach that includes induction therapy can prolong patient survival.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Marchioninistraße 15, Munich, 81377, Germany

    Andreas Kuehnl, Hans-Martin Hornung, Hauke Winter, Karl-Walter Jauch, Rudolf A. Hatz & Christian Graeb

  2. Clinic for Vascular Surgery, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany

    Andreas Kuehnl

  3. Department of Thoracic Surgery, Asklepios Clinic Munich-Gauting, Munich, Germany

    Michael Lindner & Rudolf A. Hatz

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Kuehnl, A., Lindner, M., Hornung, HM. et al. Atrial Resection for Lung Cancer: Morbidity, Mortality, and Long-Term Follow-up. World J Surg 34, 2233–2239 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-010-0596-z

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