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1989363

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-2-26
pubmed:abstractText
The object of the study was a reassessment of the old but still widely accepted apophthegm that recurrent nerve palsy prohibits surgery in patients with pulmonary cancer. Out of 1,279 patients admitted over a 10-year period with proven or suspected pulmonary cancer, 23 were found to have recurrent nerve paralysis. Eleven of these were found inoperable by the preoperative work-up while 12 underwent thoracotomy. In three cases it was possible to perform a left upper lobectomy, which was considered to be radical both macro- and microscopically in two cases. The conclusion is that paralysis of the recurrent nerve, as might be foreseen, gravely worsens the prognosis, inverting the usual ratio of 80:20 between resections and exploratory thoracotomies. This, however, leaves a small group which will benefit from surgery, particularly considering the lack of alternative therapy.
pubmed:language
dan
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0041-5782
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
7
pubmed:volume
153
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
109-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[The significance of recurrent nerve paresis for the operability of lung cancer].
pubmed:affiliation
Thoraxkirurgisk afdeling R. Københavns Amts Sygehus i Gentofte.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports