Abstract:patients with pathological N2 disease was 806 days, with 30 day survival of 99% and 1 year survival 76%. Conclusions Lung cancer patients with stage IIIA disease make up a very small proportion of the overall lung cancer population. Only a small proportion of these patients receive surgery and there is significant discrepancy between the recorded pre and post operative nodal status. In patients with pathological confirmed N2 disease survival is similar to the 713 days reported in the Albain study. The automate… Show more
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