title: [Surgical treatment of pulmonary metastases of sarcoma].
abstract: Lungs are the most common target of metastases from osteogenic and soft tissue sarcomas. Metastases can be successfully treated by surgery. Only a few patients with non treated pulmonary metastases from sarcomas are alive after 5 years. In fact, without surgery the 1-year mortality is 50%. The number of metastases, the site in one or both lungs, the disease-free period and the tumoral doubling time have important prognostic significance. The authors report two interesting cases successfully treated with surgical therapy.
authors.affiliation: Clinica Chirurgica Generale, Università degli Studi di Pavia.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morone
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Meriggi
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Forni
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000401:mortality / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D013848:Thigh; D013997:Time Factors