Bilateral pulmonary resection for lung metastases: report of two cases.
Resection of bilateral pulmonary metastases is exceptional. However, in carefully selected patients extensive resections might be successfully performed. We report two patients who underwent a pneumonectomy and excision of pulmonary metastases in the other lung, via a left wedge resection for patient 1 and left segmentectomy for patient 2. Resections were carried out for metastases of a malignant fibrous histyocytoma and for a teratocarcinoma. Both patients are still alive 9 months and 4 years after their last metastasectomy, respectively.
Hendriks
J M
JM
Department of Surgery, Division of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, Belgium. j.hendriks@planetinternet.be
Van Schil
P E
PE
Schrijvers
D
D
D000328:Adult; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D019042:Muscle Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D018243:Teratocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*