title: Two-year survival after multiple bilateral lung metastasectomies for cranial meningioma.
abstract: The lung represents a common site of metastases from extrathoracic malignancies, and several studies have strengthened the evidence that complete resection of pulmonary metastases is a useful therapeutic treatment for prolonged survival in selected patients. However, fewer data are available in the literature regarding the role of lung metastasectomy in rare malignancy. We present a case of extensive bilateral lung metastases due to recurrent cranial meningioma, which was successfully treated by aggressive, staged metastasectomies.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: D'Aiuto
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Veronesi
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pelosi
authors.forename: Pietro Fabio
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Presicci
authors.forename: Giorgio Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Ferraroli
authors.forename: Robero
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gasparri
authors.forename: Lorenzo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Spaggiari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology*; D017741:Survivors; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D016896:Treatment Outcome