Risk factors for postoperative complications and long-term survival in lung cancer patients older than 80 years

Affiliations

¹ Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.

Editorial

Sira Laohathai et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 Jun.

. 2019 Jun;11(6):2226-2228.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.05.43.

¹ Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Vajira Hospital, Navamindradhiraj University, Bangkok, Thailand.
² Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Risk factors for postoperative complications and long-term survival in lung cancer patients older than 80 years.
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