Table 1 Clinical data and lung function of patients who underwent en-bloc resection and ‘resection in bird cage’
En-bloc resection | ‘Resection in bird cage’ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Value | N | Value | p - value | |
Age at surgery (years) | 20 | 64 (24–77) | 13 | 61.5 (39–75) | 0.62 |
Gender male | 20 | 13 (65%) | 13 | 10 (76.9%) | 0.37 |
Chest pain | 20 | 15 (75%) | 13 | 5 (38.5%) | 0.036 |
Comorbidities | 20 | 11 (55%) | 11 | 4 (36.4%) | 0.32 |
Systemic hypertension | 6 (30%) | 3 (27.3%) | 0.66 | ||
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 5 (25%) | 3 (27.3%) | 0.80 | ||
Diabetes mellitus | 3 (15%) | 1 (9.10%) | 0.72 | ||
Dyslipidemia | 2 (10%) | 1 (9.10%) | 0.81 | ||
Lung function | 18 | 11 | |||
FEV1 > 1.5 L | 16 (88.9%) | 10 (99.9%) | 0.76 | ||
FEV1 (% predicted) | 66.5 (54–78.3) | 72 (57–85) | 0.51 | ||
FVC (% predicted) | 81 (67–88) | 85 (70–92.5) | 0.67 | ||
FEV1/FVC (%) | 73 (58–84) | 74 (60–87) | 0.72 | ||
Tumor >3 cm | 19 | 19 (100%) | 9 | 7 (77.8) | 0.58 |
Bone scintigraphy uptake in costal arch | 8 | 4 (50%) | 8 | 1 (12.5%) | 0.21 |