title: Surgical resection of a metastatic skull tumor from lung cancer.
abstract: We present an interesting case of a metastatic skull tumor from a non-small cell lung cancer that was successfully resected. At present, 1 year after the surgery, the patient is alive with chemotherapy and has not shown any evidence of tumor recurrence.
authors: Department of Respiratory Surgery, and 2Department of Pathology, Niigata Rousai Hospital, Niigata, Japan. t-kuwata@med.uoeh-u.ac.jp
authors: Taiji
authors: T
authors: Kuwata
authors: Teruo
authors: T
authors: Iwata
authors: Takashi
authors: T
authors: Iwanami
authors: Makoto
authors: M
authors: Kawaguchi
mesh_terms: D000231:Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000556:secondary; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D005641:Tegafur / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014498:Uracil / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D005641:Tegafur; D014498:Uracil