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. 2016 Sep 2;64(11):665–697. doi: 10.1007/s11748-016-0695-3

Table 32

13. Combined resection of neighboring organ(s)

Organ resected Cases 30-day mortality Hospital mortality
Hospital After discharge
13. Combined resection of neighboring organ(s) 1408 7 (0.5) 3 (0.2) 25 (1.8)
(A) Primary lung cancer (organ resected)
 Aorta 16 0 0 1 (6.3)
 Superior vena cava 26 0 0 2 (7.7)
 Brachiocephalic vein 13 1 (7.7) 0 1 (7.7)
 Pericardium 143 1 (0.7) 1 (0.7) 4 (2.8)
 Pulmonary artery 158 1 (0.6) 0 2 (1.3)
 Left atrium 30 0 0 0
 Diaphragm 51 0 0 0
 Chest wall (including ribs) 360 3 (0.8) 2 (0.6) 17 (4.7)
 Vertebra 16 1 (6.3) 0 2 (12.5)
 Esophagus 9 0 0 0
 Total 822 7 (0.9) 3 (0.4) 29 (3.5)
(B) Mediastinal tumor (organ resected)
 Aorta 2 0 0 1 (50.0)
 Superior vena cava 59 0 0 1 (1.7)
 Brachiocephalic vein 89 0 0 0
 Pericardium 340 2 (0.6) 0 3 (0.9)
 Pulmonary artery 3 0 0 0
 Left atrium 0 0 0 0
 Diaphragm 34 0 0 1 (2.9)
 Chest wall (including ribs) 9 0 0 0
 Vertebra 13 0 0 0
 Esophagus 4 0 0 0
 Lung 461 0 0 0
 Total 1014 2 (0.2) 0 6 (0.6)

Values in parenthesis represent mortality %