title: Surgical and nonsurgical therapy for lung metastasis: indications and outcomes.
abstract: The management of pulmonary metastasis is a broad and multifaceted topic. Because of the filtration function and the favorable microenvironment of the lung, most malignancies cause pulmonary metastases. This article focuses on recent experience with secondary lung malignancies and their newer treatment options, indications, and technical aspects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14231, USA. todd.Demmy@roswellpark.org
authors.forename: Todd L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Demmy
authors.forename: Kelli Bullard
authors.initials: KB
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D013249:Sternum / Q000601:surgery; D013908:Thoracotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents