Surgical treatment of pulmonary metastases: experience with 40 patients

• Published in: European journal of surgical oncology Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 49 - 54
• Main Authors: de la Haba Rodrı́guez, J.Rafael, Algar, J.Algar, Méndez Vidal, M.José, Aranda, I.Barneto, Kindelan, A.Alvarez, Pujol, J.López, Aguilar, E.Aranda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01-02-2002; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Biological and medical sciences; Female; Humans; lung metastases; Lung Neoplasms - mortality; Lung Neoplasms - secondary; Lung Neoplasms - surgery; Male; Medical sciences; metastasectomy; Middle Aged; Pneumology; pulmonary resection; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Surgery of the respiratory system; Survival Rate; Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum; metastasectomy; lung metastases; pulmonary resection; Antineoplastic agent; Human; Lung disease; Respiratory disease; Adjuvant treatment; Surgical resection; Metastasis; Malignant tumor; Survival; Bronchopulmonary; Chemotherapy; Treatment; Surgery; Bronchus disease; Evolution
• ISSN: 0748-7983; 1532-2157
• DOI: 10.1053/ejso.2001.1068

Aims: Combinations of surgery and chemotherapy have a favourable impact on survival in the treatment of disseminated neoplastic disease isolated to the lung. Sample and technical factors have made the reproduction of the published results difficult. Methods: In this study we report experience over 10 years. Results: From 1989 to 1999 40 patients underwent metastasectomy. Thirty received chemotherapy. The median survival is 51 months, similar to other published series. Conclusion: Survival benefit can be observed in small series of such cases.