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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2000;119:814-819
© 2000 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

GENERAL THORACIC SURGERY

SURVIVAL RELATED TO LYMPH NODE INVOLVEMENT IN LUNG CANCER AFTER SLEEVE LOBECTOMY COMPARED WITH PNEUMONECTOMY

From the Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hyogo Medical Center for Adults, Akashi City, Hyogo, and the Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hyogo Central Hospital, Sanda City, Hyogo, Japan.

Address for reprints: Noriaki Tsubota, MD, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hyogo Medical Center for Adults, Kitaohji-cho 13-70, Akashi City 673, Hyogo, Japan (E-mail: n-tsubo{at}sanynet.ne.jp ).

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes after sleeve lobectomy and pneumonectomy for patients with non–small cell lung cancer distributed according to their nodal involvement status.
Methods: Of 1172 patients in whom primary non–small cell lung carcinoma, including mediastinal lymph nodes, was completely excised, 151 patients underwent sleeve lobectomy and 60 underwent pneumonectomy. For bias reduction in comparison with a nonrandomized control group, we paired 60 patients undergoing sleeve lobectomy with 60 patients undergoing pneumonectomy by using the nearest available matching method.
Results: The 30-day postoperative mortality was 2% (1/60) in the pneumonectomy group and 0% in the sleeve lobectomy group. Postoperative complications occurred in 13% of patients in the sleeve lobectomy group and in 22% of those in the pneumonectomy group. Local recurrences occurred in 8% of patients in the sleeve lobectomy group and in 10% of those in the pneumonectomy group. The overall 5- and 10-year survivals for the sleeve lobectomy group were 48% and 36%, respectively, whereas those for the pneumonectomy group were 28% and 19%, respectively (P = .005). Multivariable analysis showed that the operative procedure, T factor, and N factor were significant independent prognostic factors and revealed that survival after sleeve lobectomy was significantly longer than that after pneumonectomy (P = .03).
Conclusions: These data suggest that sleeve lobectomy should be performed instead of pneumonectomy in patients with non–small cell lung cancer regardless of their nodal status whenever complete resection can be achieved because this is a lung-saving procedure with lower postoperative risks and is as curative as pneumonectomy.

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