Abstract

The aim of the work: to raise efficiency of the surgical treatment of patients with combined forms of pulmonary tuberculosis and non-small cell lung cancer.
 Materials and Methods. The retrospective analysis was conducted to 91 patient with combined forms of pulmonary tuberculosis and lung cancer, who were treated in TB hospitals, surgical departments of different regions of Ukraine.
 Results and Discussion. The analysis of the morphological features of combined forms of pulmonary tuberculosis and non-small cell lung cancer was made in comparison groups , that were explored retrospectively.
 Conclusion. The leading effect of pulmonary tuberculosis on the surgical treatment of patients with combined forms of tuberculosis and lung cancer was shown in groups of comparison. The increase of 3 years survival in patients of basic groups is set , demonstrating the advantage of active surgical tactics of sterno-mediastinal access and the appliance of more radical bilateral lymph node dissection.

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