| Surgical therapy of lung metastases. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17560980 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Almost 125 years after the first documented case, pulmonary metastasectomy is still poorly understood. No other organ is subject to the wide histologic variety of metastatic insults, and this fact has complicated a complete exposition of when pulmonary metastasectomy may be beneficial. Many physicians still consider pulmonary metastatic disease to be always incurable, and they may underestimate existing surgical options including the benefits of pulmonary metastasectomy. In addition, technological improvements in radiological screening of pulmonary metastases and thoracoscopic resection are fundamentally altering the management of these patients and their surgery. This article reviews the history, form, and future of pulmonary metastasectomy, the literature that supports or refutes its application in various tumor types, and the screening and surgical evaluation that is needed prior to its performance. |
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Authors:
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David I Sternberg; Joshua R Sonett |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Seminars in oncology Volume: 34 ISSN: 0093-7754 ISO Abbreviation: Semin. Oncol. Publication Date: 2007 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-06-11 Completed Date: 2007-07-19 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0420432 Medline TA: Semin Oncol Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 186-96 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Section of Thoracic Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New-York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, NY 10032, USA. |
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Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Humans Lung Neoplasms / pathology, secondary*, surgery*, therapy Pneumonectomy / methods*, trends Positron-Emission Tomography Prognosis Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted Tomography, Spiral Computed |
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