[Lymph node dissection in patient operated for non small cell lung cancer in early stage]

At present time volume of lymph node dissection in patients with lung cancer is discussed. The aim of study was comparison efficiency of complete and partial mediastinal lymph node dissection. In 154 patients, who treated Zaporozhye Regional Clinical Oncology Center for non small cell lung cancer in early stage, complete mediastinal lymph node dissection was done in 44, and partial--in 110. Patients with T2-T3, peripheral tumor and pneumonectomy had worth survival if partial mediastinal lymph node dissection was completed. Independent prognostic factors were histologyc form of tumor, volume of operative intervention, volume of lymph node dissection. Therefore, complete mediastinal lymph node dissection increasing survival patients with early stage of lung cancer.