International journal of surgery
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Comparative Study
Sublobectomy versus lobectomy for stage I non-small cell lung cancer in the elderly.
The aim of our study was to compare the operative characteristics and long term survival for elderly patients with stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who underwent sublobectomy versus lobectomy. ⋯ We concluded that sublobectomy might achieve similar survival rates when compared with lobectomy in elderly stage I NSCLC patients, especially for patients with low %FEV1 and stage IA tumours less than 2 cm in diameter.