Surgical excision of lung metastases from squamous carcinoma of the cervix. A report of 2 cases.
These 2 case reports serve to emphasize two important points concerning carcinoma of the cervix: (i) blood-borne metastases are now frequently encountered in this disease; and (ii) in selected cases surgical excision of a secondary deposit in the lung is the treatment of choice and may even result in cure.
D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*