[Iterative pulmonary metastasis. Considerations on 28 surgically treated cases]

Minerva Chir. 1989 Sep 30;44(18):1985-8.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Among 94 cases of pulmonary metastases treated by the exeresis of one or more nodules, 28 cases produced metastasis located in the lung only. Radical metastasectomy was performed on 250. Analysis of survival, also assessed in relation to every prognostic factor reveals the efficacy of surgical therapy even in iterative metastasectomy.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Carcinoma / mortality
  • Carcinoma / secondary*
  • Carcinoma / surgery
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / mortality
  • Lung Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
  • Reoperation
  • Sarcoma / mortality
  • Sarcoma / secondary*
  • Sarcoma / surgery