title: [Surgery of lung metastases].
abstract: The aim of surgical treatment of lung metastases is to eliminate all known tumoral disease. After a clinical diagnosis of lung metastases, the criteria for selecting patients who are candidates for surgical treatment, the route of access to the thoracic cavity and the technique for metastases resection are not universally defined. Moreover, half of all patients will show recurrence and the advisability of further surgery will have to be reconsidered. The present article discusses aspects related to the oncological and functional limits of surgical resection of lung metastases, preoperative workup, postoperative follow-up, and the surgical approaches and resection techniques.
authors.affiliation: Servicio Mancomunado de Cirugía Torácica, Hospital Universitari Mutua Terrassa, Hospital del Mar de Barcelona, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau de Barcelona, España. 27685jbs@comb.cat
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Belda Sanchis
authors.forename: Núria
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Prenafeta Claramunt
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Martínez Somolinos
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Figueroa Almánzar
mesh_terms: D000359:Aftercare; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D018572:Disease-Free Survival; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000601:surgery; D018579:Patient Selection; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D011653:Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity; D012042:Registries; D013147:Spirometry; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods