Oct, 2010
[Surgical treatment for metachronous lung cancer].
Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
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- Volume
- 63
- Number
- 11
- First page
- 952
- Last page
- 955
- Language
- Japanese
- Publishing type
- Research paper (scientific journal)
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- 11
We performed a retrospective review of 45 consecutive patients with metachronous multiple primary lung cancer who underwent resection between 1990 and 2009. Surgical treatment of the 1st tumor consisted of 39 lobectomies and 3 segmentectomies, and 3 wedge resections. The 2nd tumor was removed by means of a lobectomy in 9 patients, a segmentectomy in 17 patients, a wedge resection in 19 patients. No postoperative mortality was observed. Histologic classification was similar in 86.4% of patients and different in 13.6%. Postoperative stage of the 2nd tumor was IA in 31 patients, IB in 7, IIA in 1, IIIA in 3, IIIB in 3. Median follow-up was 48.4 months after 2nd operation. The 5-year survival rate was 90.8% after 1st operation and 85.6% after 2nd operation. The 5-year survival rate in patients with p-stage IA was 96.4%. Patients with metachronous lung cancer could have a favorable outcome. Thus we need careful follow-up of the patients after treatment on the 1st lung cancer, and moreover an aggressive surgical treatment is recommended as long as their performance state or residual pulmonary function allows.
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- ISSN : 0021-5252
- Pubmed ID : 20954349