Lung surgery for metastatic epithelial tumours

Postȩpy higieny i medycyny doświadczalnej
Witold KyclerHanna Perz

Abstract

The aim of this study is to evaluate outcomes following the surgical treatment of pulmonary metastases in patients with different types of epithelial cancers, as well as to identify prognostic factors after metastasectomy. We retrospectively reviewed data for 61 patients who underwent 76 curative resections of pulmonary metastases from epithelial tumours during 1997-2002 at our department. Potential prognostic factors affecting survival after lung metastasectomy were analysed: disease-free interval (DFI), gender, age, the size and number of metastases, mono- or bilateral tumour, number of operations and the extent of pulmonary resection. The median survival was 36 months. Three factors were identified as prognostic for survival after metastasectomy: DFI<24 (p=0.0045), unilateral pulmonary metastases (p=0.0062) and no more than one operation (p=0.0065). We concluded that: i) Resection of epithelial pulmonary metastases may offer a significant survival benefit for selected patients. ii) Good surgical candidates for pulmonary resection are those with a disease-free interval greater than 24 months. iii) The total number of thoracotomies, and metastases confined to one lung are factors defining patients who experience a better outco...Continue Reading

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