Clinical Study

Surgical Resection for Small Cell Lung Cancer: Pneumonectomy versus Lobectomy

Table 2

Comparison of Local recurrence and survival rate.

LobectomyPneumonectomyP

All stage
 Median survival time (CI)20 (15.83–24.16) 𝑛 = 4 4 28 (21.52–34.48) 𝑛 = 3 1
 5-year survival rate11.1%24.0% 0.044
 Local recurrence rate59.1% (26/44)22.6% (7/31)0.0017
Stage II
  Median survival time (CI)21 (17.03–24.97) 𝑛 = 3 1 30 (18.48–41.52) 𝑛 = 2 4
 5-year survival rate16.7%31.6% 0.028
  Local recurrence rate61.3% (19/31)20.8% (5/24)0.0027
Stage III
  Median survival time (CI)16 (11.35–20.65) 𝑛 = 1 0 18 (5.16–30.83) 𝑛 = 7
 5-year survival rate00 0.933
 Local recurrence rate60% (6/10)28.6% (2/7)0.3348

CI: 95% confidence interval.