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Lobectomy in Octogenarians With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Ramifications of Increasing Life Expectancy and the Benefits of Minimally Invasive Surgery 

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1 Lobectomy in Octogenarians With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Ramifications of Increasing Life Expectancy and the Benefits of Minimally Invasive Surgery  Jeffrey L. Port, MD, Farooq M. Mirza, MD, Paul C. Lee, MD, Subroto Paul, MD, Brendon M. Stiles, MD, Nasser K. Altorki, MD  The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  Volume 92, Issue 6, Pages (December 2011) DOI: /j.athoracsur Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 The number of lobectomies performed in the octogenarian age demographic steadily increased during the study period, as did the utilization of the video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) approach. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Overall survival from surgery to death from any cause, stratified by pathologic stage. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Survival comparison after lobectomy by video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) versus thoracotomy among stage I patients. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.athoracsur ) Copyright © 2011 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions


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