Twenty-six patients with a limited-disease presentation of small-cell bronchogenic carcinoma (SCBC) had surgery after achieving a partial remission with three cycles of chemotherapy. Persistent SCBC was found in 15 patients (58%), non-small-cell bronchogenic carcinoma (NSCBC) in six patients (23%), and no malignancy in five patients (19%). Twelve patients have died since surgery. Tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) staging prior to or after chemotherapy was not predictive of outcome, but an N0 status found at pathological examination of the surgical specimen was predictive of long-term survival. Median survival for this group of patients was 25 months. Adjuvant surgery is feasible and may be beneficial.

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