title: [Surgery in the treatment of metastatic lesions of the lung and pleura].
abstract: An experience with treatment of 53 patients with intrapulmonary metastases of malignant tumors of different nature included 65 surgical interventions, among them there were bilateral operations and reoperations. During the postoperative period complications took place in 5 cases (9.1%). After the operations there were no lethal outcomes. Long-term results of the surgical treatment of intrapulmonary metastases insignificantly differed from those of surgical treatment of primary lung cancer. The surgical treatment is thought to be an expedient method of treatment of intrapulmonary metastases in patients without recurrent tumors, late metastasis of another localization, satisfactory condition of the patient. High effectiveness of thoracoscopic methods for treatment of metastatic lesions of pleura is also noted.
authors.forename: L N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Bisenkov
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Reshetov
authors.forename: O V
authors.initials: OV
authors.lastname: Orzheshkovskiĭ
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Makrinova
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Platunov
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010997:Pleural Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D013510:Pulmonary Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods