TY - JOUR
T1 - Surgical Resection of Pulmonary Metastases From Colorectal Cancer
T2 - A Systematic Review of Published Series
AU - Pfannschmidt, Joachim
AU - Dienemann, Hendrik
AU - Hoffmann, Hans
PY - 2007/7
Y1 - 2007/7
N2 - The treatment of patients with pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer continues to evolve. Recently the use of novel agents as a first-line treatment in metastatic colorectal disease has generated cautious optimism in the oncological community. However, pulmonary metastasectomy remains a mainstay in a multidisciplinary concept for a highly selected subset of patients. A selected group of patients with metastases limited to the lungs may benefit from pulmonary metastasectomy with a 5-year survival rate of up to more than 50%. This review evaluates the current status of surgical resection in pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer, with special emphasis on prognostic factors that influence survival, as well as on surgical approach and lymph node dissection and its impact on the management of patients with metastatic colorectal disease.
AB - The treatment of patients with pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer continues to evolve. Recently the use of novel agents as a first-line treatment in metastatic colorectal disease has generated cautious optimism in the oncological community. However, pulmonary metastasectomy remains a mainstay in a multidisciplinary concept for a highly selected subset of patients. A selected group of patients with metastases limited to the lungs may benefit from pulmonary metastasectomy with a 5-year survival rate of up to more than 50%. This review evaluates the current status of surgical resection in pulmonary metastases from colorectal cancer, with special emphasis on prognostic factors that influence survival, as well as on surgical approach and lymph node dissection and its impact on the management of patients with metastatic colorectal disease.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.02.093
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.02.093
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17588454
AN - SCOPUS:34250335967
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 84
SP - 324
EP - 338
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 1
ER -
