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. 2015 Nov 12;63(12):670–701. doi: 10.1007/s11748-015-0590-3

Table 33

14. Combined resection of neighboring organ(s)

Cases 30 day mortality Hospital mortality
Hospital After discharge
14. Combined resection of neighboring organ(s) 1581 7 (1.4) 3 (0.2) 19 (1.2)
(A) Primary lung cancer (organ resected)
 Aorta 16 0 0 0
 Superior vena cava 40 0 0 0
 Brachiocephalic vein 12 0 0 0
 Pericardium 177 2 (1.1) 0 3 (1.7)
 Pulmonary artery 227 1 (0.4) 0 1 (0.4)
 Left atrium 45 0 0 1 (2.2)
 Diaphragm 98 1 (1.0) 0 1 (1.0)
 Chest wall (including ribs) 500 1 (0.2) 0 9 (1.8)
 Vertebra 31 0 0 3 (9.7)
 Esophagus 12 0 0 0
 Total 1158 5 (0.4) 0 18 (1.6)
(B) Mediastinal tumor (organ resected)
 Aorta 3 0 0 0
 Superior vena cava 69 0 0 1 (1.4)
 Brachiocephalic vein 93 1 (1.1) 0 1 (1.1)
 Pericardium 267 1 (0.4) 0 2 (0.7)
 Pulmonary artery 9 0 0 0
 Left atrium 2 0 0 0
 Diaphragm 16 0 0 0
 Chest wall (including ribs) 20 0 0 0
 Vertebra 7 0 0 0
 Esophagus 1 0 0 0
 Lung 277 1 (0.4) 0 1 (0.4)
 Total 764 3 (0.4) 0 5 (0.7)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %