Miniresection of small peripheral carcinomas of the lung.

A total of 499 miniresective procedures were done for lung carcinoma over a 29-year period to July 1986. The operations were carried out in three groups: patients in whom a previous resection had been done, patients with stage III carcinoma, and those with stage I or II disease. Overall, perioperative mortality was 2.4 per cent. Cumulative survival in 296 patients with stage I or II carcinoma was 52 per cent at 5 years, 31 per cent at 10 years, and 11 per cent at 15 years.