Prolonged survival following cerebral metastasis from pulmonary cancer.
A case is reported of prolonged survival after pneumonectomy for anaplastic carcinoma of the left lung and excision of metastatic anaplastic carcinoma of the brain. The patient has survived for 8 years, 6 months after the lung surgery and 7 years after the brain surgery.
D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D013997:Time Factors