Abstract: Surgery is usually the first choice for patients with lung cancer, whereas the risk increases with age. A comprehensive evaluation of the patients should be applied in order to bring about the best outcome. By convention, the preoperative assessment includes: neoplasm staging, cardio-respiratory function assessment, nutritional status assessment, etc. The surgical planning includes limited resection, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery and so on.

Key words: Aged, Lung neoplasms, Surgical procedures, operative, Prognosis