Carcinoma of the Lung
Authors: JAMES V. MALONEY
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1966)

The UCLA Interdepartmental Conference1 January 1966Carcinoma of the LungJAMES V. MALONEY JR., M.D., LESLIE R. BENNETT, M.D., WILLIAM P. LONGMIRE, M.D., SIDNEY C. MADDEN, M.D., LEO G. RIGLER, M.D., DANIEL H. SIMMONS, M.D., JOHN D. STEELE, M.D., JUSTIN J. STEIN, M.D., GARY M. TROUP, M.D., ARTHUR P. WEBER, M.D.JAMES V. MALONEY JR., M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LESLIE R. BENNETT, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, WILLIAM P. LONGMIRE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, SIDNEY C. MADDEN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, LEO G. RIGLER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, DANIEL H. SIMMONS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JOHN D. STEELE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, JUSTIN J. STEIN, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GARY M. TROUP, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ARTHUR P. WEBER, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-64-1-165 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDr. James V. Maloney, Jr.: Except for carcinoma of the skin, carcinoma of the lung has become the most common cancer among adult males. Despite its common nature, there are a number of discrepancies in our clinical knowledge of the disease. For example, at a recent examination, our students were asked what is the 5-year survival rate of patients who have a resection for carcinoma of the lung; the almost unanimous answer was 5%. Yet the current surgical literature offers numerous studies indicating a 5-year survival rate between 25 and 36%. As another example, it is often said that one...References1. GILBERTSEN VA: X-ray examination of the chest. 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BENNETT, M.D.; WILLIAM P. LONGMIRE, M.D.; SIDNEY C. MADDEN, M.D.; LEO G. RIGLER, M.D.; DANIEL H. SIMMONS, M.D.; JOHN D. STEELE, M.D.; JUSTIN J. STEIN, M.D.; GARY M. TROUP, M.D.; ARTHUR P. WEBER, M.D.Affiliations: Los Angeles, CaliforniaThis is an edited transcription of an Interdepartmental Clinical Case Conference of the School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Sherman M. Mellinkoff, M.D., Dean, School of Medicine, Leo G. Rigler, M.D., Department of Radiology, or James V. Maloney, Jr., M.D., Department of Surgery, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif. 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