[Simultaneaous bilateral pulmonary metastasectomy of carcinoma of the sweat glands].
A 51-year-old woman with carcinoma of the right axillary sweat glands was treated by radical surgery and radiotherapy. Six years later she developed multiple bilateral lung metastases. Nine nodes were resected from both lungs using a clamshell approach (bilateral transsternal, anterolateral thoracotomy). After surgery, the patient received 6 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy with cisplatin and 5-fluoruracil. Three years after treatment, no intrathoracic recurrences had occurred and the patient was asymptomatic, with good quality of life.
Algar Algar
F J
FJ
Servicio de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain.
Alvarez Kindelán
A
A
Fuentes Vaamonde
E
E
Salvatierra Velázquez
A
A
Baamonde Laborda
C
C
López Pujol
F J
FJ
D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001365:Axilla; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008197:Lymph Node Excision; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013544:Sweat Gland Neoplasms; D013908:Thoracotomy; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D000964:Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil