Direct cryosurgery for inoperable metastatic disease of the lung.
A 50-year-old woman presented with dyspnea associated with two isolated metastases in the right lung, which was 1 year after the resection of a primary pleomorphic fibrous histiocytoma from her left thigh. At a planned thoracotomy, the tumor was found to be advanced, contraindicating lobectomy. We aimed to completely destroy the tumor by applying cryosurgery.
Maiwand
Omar
O
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Harefield Hospital, Middlesex, United Kingdom. cryotherapy@rbh.nthames.nhs.uk
Glynne-Jones
Robert
R
Chambers
Jane
J
Asimakopoulos
George
G
D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D051677:Histiocytoma, Malignant Fibrous / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013908:Thoracotomy