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AI InsightPatients with solitarymetastases, who underwent lung resection and metastasis excision had similar survival according to patients without metastases.CONCLUSION: Our results show that surgical treatment in SCLC could be contributed to the survival of patients.
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To evaluate the clinical outcomes of patients with different stages of small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) who underwent surgicaltreatment.MATERIAL AND METHODS: This retrospective study consisted of 13 patients with SCLC at a tertiary care health center. This study wasconducted between 2011 and 2018 at Gaziantep University Faculty of Medicine, Thoracic Surgery Department. Patient follow-up datawere collected from medical files. Patients were analyzed according to age, sex, site of resection, clinical stage, pathological stage, recurrence, operation type, chemotherapy, radiotherapy.RESULTS: The study group consisted of 3 females and 10 males (n = 13). The mean age of the patients was 65 ± 9.3 (52-85) years. Themost common location of the primary tumor was the right upper lobe (6 patients, 46.2%). The mean tumor size was 4.36 ± 2.38 cm(1-8.5). In our study, 3 patients had already metastases (2 brain and 1 had metastases in more than 2 anatomic sites). Patients with solitarymetastases, who underwent lung resection and metastasis excision had similar survival according to patients without metastases.CONCLUSION: Our results show that surgical treatment in SCLC could be contributed to the survival of patients. Therefore, patientsmust be given a chance for surgery, especially considering that the advances in diagnostic and surgical capabilities have increased thelikelihood of early diagnosis and effective surgery.