title: [Metachronous bronchial neoplasm. 20 cases surgically treated].
abstract: The authors present a series of twenty metachronous lung carcinomas operated upon in the Thoracic Surgery Unit of Nancy between 1975 and 1987. These lesions occur after a first lung tumor resected for stade 1 TNM in 19 cases, with a 59 month's mean free interval and they are surgically treated by 14 controlateral lobectomies and 6 completion pneumonectomies. In spite of 4 post-operative deaths, the survival rates reach 51% at 3 years and 32% at 5 years. This study with a review of the literature emphasize the relatively high incidence of metachronous lung carcinomas in the patient resected for a tumor of good pronostic factors, their occurrence after a prolonged interval, the difficulty to prove their primary nature and the justification of a surgical approach because the long-term results are comparable with that of patients operated upon for a single carcinoma.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borrelly
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grosdidier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011013:Pneumonectomy; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Les cancers bronchiques métachrones. Etude de vingt cas opérés.