Surgical outcome and prognosis factor analysis for multiple primary lung cancers in Guangdong province

    ZHU Zhiª²Hua, ZHANG Lanª²Jun, SU Xiaoª²Dong, RONG Tieª²Hua

    State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Cancer Center, Lung Cancer Research Center, Sun Yatª²sen University, Guangzhou 510060, China

    ¡¾Abstract¡¿ AIM: To study the diagnosis, treatment and prognostic factors of multiple primary lung cancers in Guangdong province. METHODS: The clinical data of 46 cases of multiple primary lung cancers treated at cancer center of Sun Yatª²Sen University from January 1987 to September 2003 were reviewed. RESULTS: Fortyª²six cases in this study had 97 malignant tumors, including lung cancer (n=54), head and neck cancer (n=28), urogenital system cancer (n=7), digestive system cancer 7, the other site 1. The incidents were 55.7%, 28.9%, 7.2%, 7.2% and 1.0% respectively. The 3ª²year survival rates were 74% and 21% respectively for the group of completely surgical resection and the group of nonª²completely surgical resection. The difference of survival rate was significant statistically (P=0.000). CONCLUSION: Radical operation is the first choice for the patients of multiple primary lung cancers. ......