TY - JOUR
T1 - The number of pulmonary metastases
T2 - Influence on practice and outcome
AU - García-Yuste, Mariano
AU - Cassivi, Stephen
AU - Paleru, Cristian
PY - 2010/6
Y1 - 2010/6
N2 - From 1940 to the mid-1960s, pulmonary metastasectomy was performed infrequently and only in selected cases. Although the number of nodules was not considered a contraindication to resection, patients with bilateral disease were believed to have a poor prognosis and, thus, were not considered for operation. Later in 1970, metastasectomy was being undertaken with more liberal indications with respect to numbers being removed. It must be borne in mind that the number of metastases is a reflection of the degree of dissemination of the cancer, although in current practice, the presence of multiple metastases is not a contraindication to metastasectomy in either epithelial cancers or sarcomas.
AB - From 1940 to the mid-1960s, pulmonary metastasectomy was performed infrequently and only in selected cases. Although the number of nodules was not considered a contraindication to resection, patients with bilateral disease were believed to have a poor prognosis and, thus, were not considered for operation. Later in 1970, metastasectomy was being undertaken with more liberal indications with respect to numbers being removed. It must be borne in mind that the number of metastases is a reflection of the degree of dissemination of the cancer, although in current practice, the presence of multiple metastases is not a contraindication to metastasectomy in either epithelial cancers or sarcomas.
KW - Advanced cancer
KW - Multiple pulmonary metastases
KW - Pulmonary metastasectomy
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U2 - 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181dcf787
DO - 10.1097/JTO.0b013e3181dcf787
M3 - Article
C2 - 20502253
AN - SCOPUS:77953173318
SN - 1556-0864
VL - 5
SP - S161-S163
JO - Journal of Thoracic Oncology
JF - Journal of Thoracic Oncology
IS - 6 SUPPL. 2
ER -