Impact of postoperative complications on outcomes of second surgery for second primary lung cancer

Purpose The best surgical approach for second primary lung cancer remains a subject of debate. The purpose of this study was to review the postoperative complications after second surgery for second primary lung cancer and to investigate the outcomes based on these complications. Methods The clinical data of 105 consecutive patients who underwent pulmonary resection for multiple primary lung cancers between January, 1996 and December, 2017, were reviewed according to the Martini–Melamed criteria. Results After the second surgery, low body mass index (BMI) (