title: [Resection of lung metastases of colorectal cancer. Indications and indication limits].
abstract: From 1970 through 1986, a total of 62 patients underwent thoracotomy for colorectal metastases to the lungs. Four had exploration only, whereas in 13 a nonradical, and in 45 a "curative" resection was performed. There was one postoperative death. Cumulative 5-year survival following radical resection was 44%. Conversely, all other patients succumbed within 3 years. Extrapulmonary disease has not yet been associated with 5-year survival and may usually contraindicate resection. The impacts of multiple metastases exceeding 3 nodules or bilateral pulmonary involvement on prognosis can not been determined from our series, since the procedure in respective patients was not radical in the majority of cases. In turn, localisation and venous drainage of the primary tumor did not significantly influence long term survival.
authors.affiliation: Chirurgischen Klinik mit Poliklinik, Universität Erlangen--Nürnberg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Scheele
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Altendorf-Hofmann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stangl
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Groite
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Gall
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D003110:Colonic Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000401:mortality; D012004:Rectal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation
vernacular_title: Die Resektion von Lungenmetastasen des kolorektalen Karzinoms. Indikation und Indikationsgrenze.