[ASSESSING THE SHORT AND LONG TERM EFFECT OF VIDEO-ASSISTED THORACIC SURGERY LOBECTOMY IN OCTOGENARIAN PATIENTS].

Background: Lung cancer is a leading deadly malignancy, both in men and women, with an increasing cancer diagnosis risk with age. Although thoracic surgery techniques have evolved and now include Video Assisted Thoracic Surgery (VATS), older operable lung cancer patients are still operated on less compared to the younger population. This study aimed at investigating the postoperative morbidity, mortality, and long-term quality of life in our pool of octogenarian patients.