| Literature DB >> 14710388 |
Amit N Patel1, Jason Lamb, Nilesh Patel, Ricardo S Santos, Christos Stavropoulos, Rodney J Landreneau.
Abstract
There remains great controversy as to the indications and true benefits for pulmonary metastasectomy. The number of metastatic lesions, length of disease-free interval, and unilaterality has shown to be important prognostic factors on overall survival. In this review, we evaluate a number of clinical trials and critically assess the rational to perform pulmonary metastasectomy, which is a local treatment for a systemic disease process.Mesh:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14710388 DOI: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2003.10.001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg ISSN: 1043-0679