[Value of chest wall resection in surgery of lung metastases of extrathoracic tumors].
In 21 patients after combined chest wall and lung metastasis resection a median survival time of 11 months was found independent of the degree of the chest wall infiltration. Only 1 patient with metastasis from a testicular teratoma survived 5 years and is tumor free. There was no 30-day-lethality. The main indications are complications such as exulceration and pain. In spite of the poor prognosis a prolongation of survival time with improved quality of life may be achieved. In rare cases cure is possible by combined tumor reductive surgery and chemotherapy.
Thoraxklinik der LVA Baden, Heidelberg-Rohrbach.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery
Der Stellenwert der Brustwandresektion in der Chirurgie von Lungenmetastasen extrathorakaler Tumoren.