OBJECTIVE: @entity2 that invade the apical chest wall and surrounding structures. Treatment is complex and often involves surgery together with radio- and chemotherapy. We studied the outcome of surgical resection for @entity20330 in Iceland. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study including all @entity1 that underwent resection of a @entity20330 with curative intent in Iceland in the years 1991-2010. Data on symptoms, complications, @entity2802 -stage, relapse and survival were analyzed. RESULTS: Twelve @entity1 were operated on; 7 on the right lung. Shoulder @entity158 (n=5) and/or @entity662 (n=3), cough (n=6) and @entity353 (n=5) were the most common presenting symptoms. @entity420 (n=5) and @entity957 (n=4) were the most frequent histological types. Average @entity5 size was 5,9 cm (range: 2,8-15). Five cases were stage IIB and 7 stage IIIA according to operative staging. In 10 cases (83%) the surgical margins were free of @entity5 . All @entity1 survived surgery and only one @entity1 suffered a major operative complication, an @entity954 . In one case induction chemo-radiation prior to surgery was administrated, and 8 @entity1 received postoperative radiotherapy. Recurrent disease was diagnosed in 9 @entity1 ; four had local or regional recurrence, four had distant metastases and one @entity1 was diagnosed with both local and distant recurrences simultaneously. Survival at 5 years was 33% and median survival was 27,5 months (range: 4-181). CONCLUSIONS: Operative and short-term outcomes for @entity1 with @entity20330 in Iceland are excellent. However, long-term outcomes are not as favorable and recurrence rate is high compared to other studies, possibly due to incomplete @entity5 and less use of chemo-radiation therapy prior to surgery among these @entity1 . Key words: @entity20330 , @entity1149 , treatment, outcome, relapse, survival. Correspondence: Tomas Gudbjartsson, tomasgud@landspitali.is.

[Outcome of surgical treatment for XXXX in Iceland].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity662 :: ('MESH:D002637', 'Disease') :: ['chest pain'] @entity353 :: ('MESH:D015431', 'Disease') :: ['weight loss'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['tumor', 'preoperative staging'] @entity957 :: ('MESH:D002294', 'Disease') :: ['squamous cell carcinoma'] @entity2 :: ('MESH:D008175', 'Disease') :: ['Pancoast tumors are lung carcinomas'] @entity1149 :: ('MESH:D002289', 'Disease') :: ['non-small cell lung cancer'] @entity2802 :: ('10178', 'Gene') :: ['TNM'] @entity420 :: ('MESH:D000230', 'Disease') :: ['Adenocarcinoma'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity954 :: ('MESH:D016063', 'Disease') :: ['intraoperative bleeding'] @entity20330 :: ('MESH:D010178', 'Disease') :: ['Pancoast tumors', 'Pancoast tumor']
@entity2 :: (MESH:D008175,Disease) :: ['Pancoast lung carcinoma']
